Police fatally shoot machete-wielding suspect after three are stabbed at Grand Central subway platform

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:02:00 +0200

On Saturday morning, a violent incident unfolded on a subway platform beneath Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, leaving three people injured and the suspect dead. According to the New York Police Department, the attacker, armed with a machete, stabbed two men aged 84 and 65 and a 70-year-old woman around 9:50 a.m. Eastern Time. Officers at the scene ordered the assailant to drop his weapon, but he lunged toward them, prompting police to open fire. The suspect was struck and later died from his injuries. All three victims were taken to a nearby hospital and are expected to survive. New York Governor Kathy Hochul publicly praised the swift response of law enforcement, describing the attack as a “senseless act of violence” and expressing gratitude toward the officers who stopped the suspect. Law enforcement sources confirmed that the suspect had a history of arrests for menacing behavior and previous assaults involving sharp objects. He was reportedly acting erratically on a su