Three elderly victims were wounded at the transit hub, and the alleged attacker is in critical condition, police said. Published On 11 Apr 202611 Apr 2026 A man wielding a machete was fatally shot by police in New York City’s Grand Central station, after allegedly wounding three elderly individuals, according to the local police department. Police responded to a call about a man with a knife at the iconic transit hub at 9:40am United States Eastern time (13:40 GMT) on Saturday. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list One police officer opened fire, striking the man, who was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Three individuals — an 84-year-old man, a 70-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man — were wounded before police arrived at the scene, according to a New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson. All three victims were hospitalised in stable condition. In a statement, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the attacker later died from the wound. He said police had opened fire when the man “did not drop …