Attacker shot after stabbing three people with machete in Grand Central Station

Attacker shot after stabbing three people with machete in Grand Central Station Ryan Prosser Published April 11, 2026 6:21pm Updated April 11, 2026 8:12pm Share this article via whatsappShare this article via xCopy the link to this article.Link is copiedShare this article via facebook Comment now Comments An attacker was shot after stabbing several passengers on a platform at New York’s Grand Central Station (Picture: Citizen)

Three people have been left injured following a stabbing at New York’s Grand Central Station.

Anthony Griffin was shot by police after launching the attack on a platform at the busy railway hub.

The three victims, a 70-year-old woman and two men, aged 84 and 65 sustained injuries to the head and face.

They were all taken to Bellevue Hospital where they remain with non-life threatening injuries.

Ticket barriers cordoned off at Grand Central Station following the triple stabbing (Picture: AP)

The incident, captured on body worn cameras, occurred at around 9.40am local on the platform serving subway lines 4, 5 and 6.

Transit authority officers encountered one of the victims on a set of stairs who alerted them to the attack, New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed.

Griffin, 44, ignored ‘at least 20 orders’ to drop his weapon after he was reported behaving ‘sporadically’ and calling himself ‘Lucifer’.

He then charged at officers with the knife drawn despite being told help was coming.

A police scene set up on the subway platform serving lines 4,5, and 6 where the attack occurred (Picture: AP)

One of the officers then shot Griffin twice before life-saving measures were performed on the attacker and he was taken to hospital where he was declared dead.

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‘Our officers were confronted with an armed individual who had already injured multiple people and was continuing to pose a threat’, New York police commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

‘They gave clear commands, they attempted to deescalate, and when that threat did not stop they took decisive action to stop it and to protect New Yorkers on one of the busiest train platforms in the city.’

The knife wielded by Anthony Griffins at the busy station recovered at the scene (Picture: NYPD)

Earlier in the day, the force advised people to avoid the vicinity of the station and to expect delays and heavy traffic in the area.

Several subway services will not stop at Grand Central until further notice, New York’s metropolitan transit authority confirmed.

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