Knifeman calling himself 'Lucifer' slashes three at NYC's Grand Central
Police fatally shot the assailant after he ignored at least 20 demands to drop the weapon, said NYPD.
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Police fatally shot the assailant after he ignored at least 20 demands to drop the weapon, said NYPD.
A machete-wielding man attacked three individuals at New York City's 42nd Street-Grand Central subway station before being fatally shot by police after refusing to drop his weapon.
A machete-wielding suspect attacked three people at New York City's Grand Central station before he was fatally shot by police, in an attack that diverted trains at the nation's biggest rail hub.
The assailant, who called himself 'Lucifer,' ignored over 20 demands to drop the weapon before being fatally shot by officers.
A man with a machete slashed and injured three people at New York City's Grand Central on Saturday before he was fatally shot by police, officials said.
A machete-wielding suspect who called himself 'Lucifer' stabbed three people on a subway platform at Midtown Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal on Saturday before officers fatally shot him.
Police in New York City shot and killed a man who stabbed three people on a subway platform in New York City’s Grand Central station, the city’s police commissioner said.
A machete-wielding man who was yelling 'Lucifer' was shot and killed by police after a Saturday morning attack at New York's Grand Central Station that wounded three people, the NYPD said.
A machete-wielding suspect attacked three people at New York City's Grand Central station before being fatally shot by police, in an attack that diverted trains at the nation's biggest rail hub.
A machete-wielding suspect attacked three people at New York City’s Grand Central station before he was fatally shot by police, in a rampage that diverted trains at the nation’s biggest rail hub.
A machete-wielding man randomly attacked three people at the iconic Grand Central station in New York City on Saturday. Authorities have since identified the suspect as 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, who called himself “Lucifer.” Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch confirmed that cops shot the man dead after the threat did not stop despite officers giving him “clear demands” and attempting to de-escalate the situation.
A machete-wielding suspect randomly attacked three people at New York City's Grand Central station before he was fatally shot by police, in a rampage that diverted trains at the nation's biggest rail hub.
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