NYPD fatally shoots machete-wielding suspect after random Grand Central stabbing spree
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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.
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