NEW YORK: Three people were stabbed on a subway platform of Grand Central Station in Manhattan, New York on Saturday morning, and the suspect was fatally shot by police officers, according to the New York police department.
The violence happened at around 9.50am ET, reported Xinhua, quoting a local media report.
The suspect, carrying a machete, was ordered to drop the weapon before threatening the officers, who opened fire, a law enforcement official said. The suspect died later from his injuries, sources said.
Police said the three victims – two men aged 84 and 65 respectively and a 70-year-old woman – were hospitalised and described as out of danger.
The suspect had multiple arrest records, including for menacing and slashing at people with a sharp object, according to two law enforcement sources.