A man wielding a machete was fatally shot by police on the morning of Saturday April 11, after stabbing three people.
The incident occurred on a subway platform at Grand Central Terminal.
Authorities said the violence began around 9:50 a.m. Eastern time on a platform beneath the busy Midtown transit center.
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 suffered serious head and facial injuries, while another suffered a compound skull fracture and the third had a laceration to the shoulder.
All were transferred to hospital; however, their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
The incident was reported by a civilian and officers confronted the man holding a machete on the platform.
According to police reports, there was at least ten minutes of confrontation. The suspects received around twenty orders to drop their weapons, but they rushed towards the police.
Two shots were fired by a police officer, which hit the suspect. The suspect died from his injuries, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
Both officers were admitted to hospital, but their condition is stable.
The suspect was already known to law enforcement and had been arrested several times. Authorities confirmed that the incident had no links to terrorism.
