Machete-wielding man killed by police in New York’s Grand Central station

Inja News آوریل 11, 2026 2 minutes read

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A man wielding a machete was fatally shot by police in New York City’s Grand Central station, after allegedly wounding three elderly individuals, according to the local police department.
Police responded to a call about a man with a knife at the iconic transit hub at 9:40am United States Eastern time (13:40 GMT) on Saturday.
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One police officer opened fire, striking the man, who was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Three individuals — an 84-year-old man, a 70-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man — were wounded before police arrived at the scene, according to a New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson.
All three victims were hospitalised in stable condition. Further details of the incident were not immediately available.
In a statement, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the attacker later died from the wound.
He said police had opened fire when the man “did not drop the machete”.
“I’m grateful to the NYPD for their quick response and for preventing additional violence,” he said.
“The NYPD is conducting an internal investigation and will release body-worn camera footage, as it does in all incidents involving the discharge of an officer’s firearm.”
The suspect’s identity and what motivated the attack were not immediately known.
Grand Central station is one of the best known and travelled transit hubs in the United States.
Located in Midtown, Manhattan, it is a nexus of several New York City subway lines, as well as the regional Metro-North Railroad system.

Known for its Beaux-Arts architecture, the terminal is also one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world, with an average of 750,000 travellers and visitors a day.