"The suspect, identified by police as 44-year-old Anthony Griffen, boarded the 7 train Saturday morning at the Vernon Boulevard station in Queens and arrived a short time later at Grand Central, where he stabbed an elderly man on the train platform before he moved to the 4/5/6 platform and slashed two more victims."
"During the encounter, Griffen was acting erratically and stating that he was 'Lucifer,' Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Saturday."
"Those detectives ordered Griffen to drop the large knife he was carrying some 20 times before he advanced toward them with the blade extended and one of the detectives shot him twice."
"The 65-year-old man suffered an open skull fracture, a severe head injury putting the brain at high risk of injury or infection."
Anthony Griffen, 44, attacked three individuals with a knife at Grand Central Station, injuring them before police intervened. Officers encountered Griffen, who was acting erratically and claiming to be 'Lucifer.' After multiple commands to drop the knife, he advanced towards the detectives, leading to his shooting. The victims, aged 65, 70, and 84, were hospitalized with serious injuries. The incident resulted in two police officers also being hospitalized. The suspect was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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