US EditionSuspect shot at Grand Central after 3 people stabbed, NYPD says
Police said the suspect ignored repeated commands before an officer fired, and the three victims were hospitalized in stable condition.
- On Saturday, April 11, 2026, police fatally shot 44-year-old Anthony Griffin at Grand Central Terminal after he allegedly stabbed three elderly individuals on the 4/5/6 platform around 9:40 a.m.
- Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said officers ordered Griffin to drop his machete 'at least 20' times while he behaved erratically and claimed to be 'Lucifer,' but he refused and advanced toward them.
- The three victims—an 84-year-old man, a 70-year-old woman, and a 65-year-old man—sustained significant lacerations to the head and face plus an open skull fracture, and were transported to local hospitals in stable condition.
- Following the attack, the MTA suspended 4, 5, and 6 train service at Grand Central-42nd Street, while New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed the NYPD is conducting an internal investigation and will release body-worn camera footage.
- Amid heightened concerns about subway safety, officials defended the recent addition of more than 175 officers to transit patrols, with Commissioner Tisch emphasizing that anyone can be a victim of random violence.
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New York subway stabbings leave 3 hurt as police shoot and kill knife-wielding man, officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — A man with a machete who attacked three people randomly at a major New York City subway station Saturday morning was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Officers responding to a 9:40 a.m. report of stabbings at the 42nd Street-Grand Central station encountered the man. He was behaving erratically, claiming [...]
3 People Injured, Machete-Wielding Man Shot Dead After He Attacked in N.Y.C.’s Grand Central Station
Anthony Griffin, 44, stabbed a 65-year-old man, a 70-year-old woman and an 84-year-old man on Saturday, April 11Police are seen outside Grand Central Station in New York following a stabbing incident on April 11, 2026.Credit: Olga Fedorova/EPA/ShutterstockNEED TO KNOWA man, who called himself "Lucifer," stabbed three people with a machete at New York City's Grand Central Terminal on Saturday, April 11Anthony Griffin, 44, stabbed a 65-year-old-ma…
Man saying he was Lucifer slashes 3 in NYC subway attack, shot dead by police
A man armed with a machete who repeatedly said he was Lucifer slashed three people at Grand Central in New York City before he was shot and killed by police, according to officials. The victims suffered significant but non-life threatening injuries. The attack happened at about 9:40 a.m. Saturday after two detectives assigned to transit overtime posts were flagged down by a civilian who said a man with a knife had stabbed multiple people on a su…
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