Man stabs 3 on New York subway and is shot by police

Three people were stabbed in a major New York subway station on Saturday morning (11), police said. A man armed with a knife, identified as the perpetrator of the attack, was shot by agents on a station platform. The New York Police Department (NYPD) said officers responded to an emergency call at 9:40 a.m. about an assault at the 42nd Street-Grand Central station, one of the busiest in the city. When they arrived at the scene, they found the man and shot him. The suspect was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Until the last update of this report, there was no further information about the suspect’s health status. The three stabbing victims — an 84-year-old man, a 65-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman — were hospitalized and are in stable condition. Two police officers also underwent medical evaluation. See the videos trending on g1 The police were still investigating whether the attack began on a subway platform or on a train. New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on social media that she was “grateful to our courageous law enforcement officers who acted quickly to detain the suspect. We are working closely with the NYPD as the investigation progresses.” The police department asked passengers to avoid Grand Central Station. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said some trains were not stopping there due to the investigation.

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