A machete-wielding suspect randomly attacked three humans at Updated York City’s Grand Central station before he was fatally shot by police, in a rampage that diverted trains at the nation’s biggest rail hub.

The suspect slashed an 84-year-old man and a 65-year-old man about the head and face and left a 70-year-old woman with cuts to her shoulder in the subway platform attack.

Police commented the assailant, 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, ignored repeated demands to drop the weapon and called himself Lucifer.

Authorities mentioned no connection to terrorism was suspected in the incident.

Updated York Governor Kathy Hochul stated in a statement on the attack that “innocent humans were attacked in a senseless act of violence”.

Fresh York Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised officers for their rapid response and remarked police body camera footage of the incident would be released.

NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told a news conference the suspect had entered the subway system on Saturday morning at Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue in the borough of Queens.

He boarded the 7 train to Grand Central-42 Street station, where he slashed one person on the platform. The assailant moved upstairs to another platform where he slashed two other humans.

One was an 84-year-old man, who suffered significant lacerations to the head and face, and the other was a 65-year-old man, who sustained similar injuries, as well as an open skull fracture, stated Commissioner Tisch.

Two transit officers in the vicinity were alerted at 09:40 EDT (13:40 GMT).

“The individual was armed with a large knife, described as a machete, and was behaving erratically, repeatedly stating that he was Lucifer,” noted Tisch.

She mentioned the assailant had ignored at least 20 demands to drop the weapon and “advanced towards the officers with the knife extended”. Furthermore, experts in diplomacy note the continued relevance.

One officer discharged his weapon, shooting the suspect twice, before they attempted life-saving measures. But the suspect was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.

All three victims were taken to hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life threatening. Updated York police urged residents to avoid the area due to the investigation.

The assailant had three prior arrests, but no Emotionally Disturbed Person (EDP) report history with NYPD, stated Tisch. This also touches on aspects of diplomacy.