A Saturday morning marked by violence at New York's Grand Central station: a 44-year-old man, identified as Anthony Griffin, was shot dead by the NYPD after injuring three people on the subway platform.

The sequence of events

The incident occurred around 9:40 a.m. in the heart of Manhattan. According to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, the individual was behaving erratically and was armed with a machete.

1. The confrontation: Officers ordered the suspect to drop his weapon at least twenty times .
2. The fatal outcome: Ignoring warnings, the man advanced towards the police officers brandishing his knife, forcing them to open fire. The suspect later died from his injuries.

casualty count

Three people were targeted in this random attack. Although seriously injured, their lives are not in danger .

1. An 84-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman (head and facial injuries).
2. A 65-year-old man (shoulder laceration and open skull fracture).

A climate of persistent tension

This attack comes at a time when safety on New York City's public transportation system is at the forefront of public debate. Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed that an internal investigation is underway and that body camera footage from the officers will be released.

Police note: The suspect was already known to police. At this stage, any link to a terrorist act has been ruled out.

To counter this rise in insecurity, the NYPD recently deployed 175 additional officers to patrol specifically in the metropolis's underground network.