Anthony Griffin Stabs Three at Grand Central Before Police Kill Him

A machete-wielding man identified as 44-year-old Anthony Griffin stabbed three people at Grand Central Terminal.

He was behaving erratically and repeatedly stating he was Lucifer.

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Police gave at least 20 orders to drop the weapon before shooting him.

The three victims were transported to hospitals in stable condition.

The 65-year-old man suffered an open skull fracture.

Officers attempted to de-escalate and offered help.

Griffin had three unsealed prior arrests but no EDP history.

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The incident was captured on police body-worn cameras.

Mayor Mamdani and Governor Hochul praised the quick response.

Two officers were transported to the hospital for evaluation.

The three victims were an 84-year-old man, a 65-year-old man, and a 70-year-old woman.

The attacks appeared to be random.

Commuters described chaotic scenes of people rushing to escape.

2025 was the safest year on the subway since 2009.

Griffin was known to police with more than a dozen arrests.

He had been arrested in 2019 for felony assault with a weapon.

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The incident came after multiple attacks in recent years.

Subway crime was at the lowest level in 16 years.

The NYPD had added more than 175 officers to subway patrols.