Video of NYC police killing machete-wielding man at Grand Central station released

Posted May 2, 2026 7:03 pm 2 min read A weapon used to attack three people is shown at the Grand Central subway station in New York on Saturday, April 11, 2026. Ryan Murphy/ AP Photo New York City police have released body-worn camera footage of officers shooting and killing a machete-wielding man who stabbed three people at a Grand Central subway stop last month. The video clip posted on the department’s YouTube page Friday shows officers confronting Anthony Griffin after he had randomly slashed three people at the 42nd Street-Grand Central subway station, which connects to Grand Central Terminal.The uniformed officers, identified in the video as detectives Ryan Giuffre and Anthony Manetta, are seen encountering the 44-year-old as he walks up a stairwell holding a large knife at around 9:40 a.m. on April 11.They order Griffin to drop the weapon multiple times, but Giuffre draws his gun as Griffin continues to hold the knife high near his head. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories. Griffin then retreats back down the stairs but starts moving toward the officers with the knife still overhead when they start