{"id":30637,"date":"2026-04-12T04:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=30637"},"modified":"2026-04-12T04:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T08:10:11","slug":"knifeman-calling-himself-lucifer-slashes-three-at-nycs-grand-central-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2026\/04\/12\/knifeman-calling-himself-lucifer-slashes-three-at-nycs-grand-central-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Knifeman calling himself ‘Lucifer’ slashes three at NYC’s Grand Central Station"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A machete-wielding suspect arbitrarily attacked three people at New York City’s Grand Central station before he was fatally shot by police.<\/b><\/p>\n

The suspect slashed an 84-year-old man and a 65-year-old man about the head and face, and left a 70-year-old woman with cuts to her shoulder on a subway platform.<\/p>\n

Police said the assailant, identified as 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, ignored repeated demands to drop the weapon and called himself Lucifer.<\/p>\n

Authorities said no connection to terrorism was suspected in the incident, which led to trains being diverted at the biggest rail hub in the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement that “innocent people were attacked in a senseless act of violence”.<\/p>\n

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised officers for their rapid response and said police body camera footage of the incident would be released.<\/p>\n

NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told a news conference the suspect had entered the subway system on Saturday morning at Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue in the borough of Queens.<\/p>\n

He boarded the 7 train to Grand Central-42 Street station, where he slashed one person on the platform. The assailant moved upstairs to another platform where he slashed two other people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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One, the 84-year-old man, suffered significant lacerations to the head and face, while the 65-year-old man sustained similar injuries, as well as an open skull fracture, said Tisch.<\/p>\n

Two transit officers in the vicinity were alerted at 09:40 local time (13:40 GMT).<\/p>\n

“The individual was armed with a large knife, described as a machete, and was behaving erratically, repeatedly stating that he was Lucifer,” said Tisch.<\/p>\n

She said the assailant had ignored at least 20 demands to drop the weapon and “advanced towards the officers with the knife extended”.<\/p>\n

One officer shot the suspect twice before both attempted life-saving measures. But the suspect was later pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.<\/p>\n

All three victims were taken to hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. New York police urged residents to avoid the area due to the investigation.<\/p>\n

The assailant had three prior arrests, but no Emotionally Disturbed Person (EDP) report history with the NYPD, said Tisch.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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