{"id":217465,"date":"2026-05-02T04:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/217465\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T04:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:14:36","slug":"news-12-brooklyn-nypd-releases-video-of-officers-encounter-with-machete-wielding-man-at-grand-central-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/217465\/","title":{"rendered":"News 12 | Brooklyn | Nypd Releases Video Of Officers Encounter With Machete Wielding Man At Grand Central Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The NYPD released bodycam footage of a <a data-rich-text-hyperlink=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/news12.com\/police-shoot-suspect-in-grand-central-station-stabbing-spree\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fatal police-involved shooting<\/a> at Grand Central Station.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Police fired at 44-year-old Anthony Griffin after he attacked three people with a machete on April 11 at around 9:40 a.m., according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Police say the victims, who were all older, were left with serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Detective Ryan Guiffre, assigned to the Transit Bureau working overtime, and his partner, Detective Anthony Manetta, were standing on the mezzanine of the 4, 5, 6, and 7 subway lines at the time of the attacks.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The footage shows the detectives walking toward the platform stairs, where they briefly speak with one of the victims.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">A short time later, they are seen confronting Griffin as he walks up the stairs with the machete in his right hand.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Giuffre orders Griffin to drop the weapon multiple times, but he does not. Instead, he walks back down the stairs to the train platform, while Giuffre and Manetta follow.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">EXCLUSIVE: <a data-rich-text-hyperlink=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/exclusive-killing-man-accused-in-grand-central-stabbings-wasnt-right-friend-says\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Close friends of man accused in Grand Central stabbings say &#8216;He was going through a lot mentally&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">They again plead with him to drop the machete and say they will get him help.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Griffin continues to hold the weapon and shout while moving toward and away from the detectives.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Griffin can be heard proclaiming, &#8220;I am Lucifer,&#8221; in the video. He then moves toward Giuffre with the machete, its blade facing outward, when Giuffre fires two rounds from his gun, striking Griffin.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Police took Griffin into custody and took him to NYC Health + Hospitals\/Bellevue, where he died.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The first victim of the machete attack before the shooting was an 84-year-old man who was slashed on the 7-train platform. Police say he suffered significant lacerations to his head and face.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The second victim, a 65-year-old man, was attacked on the 4,5,6 train platform. He suffered slash wounds and an open skull fracture.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">Authorities say the final victim, a 70-year-old woman, suffered a laceration to the shoulder.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The victims are all expected to make a recovery.<\/p>\n<p data-rich-text-paragraph=\"true\">The NYPD Force Investigation Division will continue to investigate the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NYPD released bodycam footage of a fatal police-involved shooting at Grand Central Station. 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