"Officers responding to a 9:40 a.m. report of stabbings at the 42nd Street-Grand Central station encountered the man. He was behaving erratically, claiming he was 'Lucifer.' Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said he was ordered to drop his weapon at least 20 times but refused to comply."
"'Our officers were confronted with an armed individual who had already injured multiple people and was continuing to pose a threat,' Tisch said. 'They gave clear commands. They attempted to de-escalate. And when that threat did not stop, they took decisive action to stop it and to protect New Yorkers on one of the busiest train platforms in the city.'"
"The three stabbing victims - an 84 year-old male, 65-year-old male and 70-year-old female - sustained injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening. One man sustained 'significant lacerations to the head and face,' the other man had similar injuries and an open skull fracture and the third victim had a laceration to the shoulder."
"Chief of Transit Joseph Gulotta said the attacks appear to be random acts."
A man attacked three individuals with a machete at the 42nd Street-Grand Central subway station in New York City. Police responded to reports of stabbings and encountered the suspect, Anthony Griffin, who was behaving erratically and refused to drop his weapon despite multiple commands. Officers shot him when he advanced with the knife. The victims, aged 84, 65, and 70, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The attacks appeared to be random acts, according to authorities.
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