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3mo ago

Two Men Stabbed on Crowded Grand Central Subway Train

Authorities are searching for the attacker following a morning rush stabbing that exposed persistent safety gaps in the subway system.

Two men were stabbed while riding a southbound train at Grand Central. The assailant escaped after the attack, and police are still investigating the incident and whether the victims knew the attacker.
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Grand Central Station is seen early Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 in New York. The average temperatures in the next few days will an average of minus 10 degrees. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Daily News)
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Overview

  • On Wednesday at 7:15 a.m., a southbound train pulling into Grand Central Terminal stopped as two men—a 32-year-old involved in an argument and a 28-year-old bystander—sustained stab wounds.
  • Surveillance video obtained by FOX 5 shows the suspect in a black jacket repeatedly stabbing one victim before grabbing a yellow bag and fleeing the scene.
  • Both victims were treated at a local hospital for abdominal wounds and are now in stable condition, according to NYPD statements.
  • Officers briefly detained a person of interest and released them, and the suspect remains unidentified and at large.
  • This attack follows a string of subway violent incidents that have already led to stepped-up NYPD and National Guard patrols across New York City’s transit system.