Harrowing bodycam footage shows cop fatally shooting machete-wielding nut who slashed 3 straphangers at Grand Central
An NYPD officer fatally shot Anthony Griffin, a machete-wielding man who had slashed three people at Grand Central Terminal on April 11, 2026. Bodycam footage shows officers repeatedly ordering Griffin to drop the weapon before the officer fired two shots. The investigation into the police-involved shooting is ongoing, and the victims were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
- ▪Anthony Griffin slashed three elderly individuals on the 4, 5, 6 subway platform at Grand Central Terminal before confronting police.
- ▪Officers ordered Griffin to drop the machete over two dozen times as he advanced toward them while shouting 'shoot me, please' and 'I am Lucifer.'
- ▪Detective Ryan Giuffre fired two shots after Griffin continued advancing with the machete despite verbal commands to stop.
- ▪The three victims, aged 65, 70, and 85, sustained head and shoulder injuries and were treated in stable condition.
- ▪Griffin was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital following the shooting.
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Metro Harrowing bodycam footage shows cop fatally shooting machete-wielding nut who slashed 3 straphangers at Grand Central By Anna Young Published May 1, 2026, 9:58 p.m. ET Newly released bodycam footage captured the moment an NYPD cop opened fire on a defiant machete-wielding nut who slashed three straphangers at Grand Center Terminal last month. The harrowing video released by the NYPD Friday shows two officers patrolling the transit hub on April 11 when Anthony Griffin started walking up the stairs from the 4, 5, 6, subway platform clutching a large machete. Cops then frantically ordered the 44-year-old to drop the weapon over two dozen times.
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