NYPD fatally shoots machete-wielding suspect after random Grand Central stabbing spree
TL;DR
At NYC’s Grand Central–42nd Street station, a machete-wielding man attacked three people in a random incident. Police ordered him to drop the weapon multiple times, and he advanced toward officers, who then fatally shot him. The victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries; the suspect, Anthony Griffin, 44, had prior arrests. Transit service was disrupted briefly but resumed as investigators worked the scene.
- Stabbings on New York City subway leave 3 hurt as officers fatally shoot knife-wielding man PBS
- Officer Fatally Shoots Attacker at Grand Central After 3 Are Stabbed With Machete The New York Times
- 3 People Injured, Machete-Wielding Man Shot Dead After He Attacked in N.Y.C.’s Grand Central Station People.com
- Suspect in New York subway machete attack shot and killed by police The Guardian
- Knifeman calling himself 'Lucifer' slashes three at NYC's Grand Central BBC
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