A man with a machete was fatally shot by the police on Saturday morning, April 11, after stabbing three people.
The incident took place on a subway platform at Grand Central Terminal.
The authorities stated that the violence started around 9:50 a.m. ET on a platform under the busy Midtown transit hub.
The victims include an 84-year-old woman, a 65-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman.
As reported by the New York Police Department (NYPD), one victim sustained major injuries to the head and face, while another suffered an open skull fracture and the third suffered a laceration to the shoulder.
All have been transferred to the hospital; however, their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
The incident was reported by a civilian and officers confronted the man with a machete on the platform.
Based on police reports, there was a minimum ten minute stand-off. The suspects were given about twenty orders to drop their weapons, but they charged at the officers.
Two shots were fired by one officer, striking the suspect. The suspect died from his injuries, according to Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The two officers were hospitalized, but both are stable.
The suspect was already known to the police and had been arrested several times. Authorities confirmed that the incident has no connection to terrorism.
