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.
Griffin flared his arms wide while gripping the roughly 17-inch knife in his right hand and erratically shouting “shoot me, please,” before running back down the stairs onto the platform.
Detective Ryan Giuffre, who had drawn his gun, chased the suspect, who then turned and kept coming at the cop while flashing the machete — despite being repeatedly told to stop, the video showed.
“Listen, get on the ground, please,” Giuffre pleaded while backing away from the madman.
“Get on the f—king ground, get on the f—king ground. Nobody wants to hurt you. We can talk about this. Get down. Dude, I’m not going to ask you again, please. We are going to get you help.” --->READ MORE HERE
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Authorities have released body camera footage of the moment a man accused of slashing three people with a machete in New York City’s Grand Central Station was fatally shot.
The shooting happened on April 11 after Anthony Griffin allegedly attacked three elderly people at the station, the New York Post reported in early May.
New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers were patrolling the area when Griffin went up the stairs from the fourth, fifth, and sixth subway platform carrying a machete. Although they repeatedly ordered him to drop the machete, he did not.
At one point, Griffin yelled, “I am Lucifer” before he moved toward Detective Ryan Giuffre. The officer fired two shots and Griffin fell to the ground.
NEW: The NYPD has released harrowing bodycam footage of police shooting a man with a machete at Grand Central Station.
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The confrontation occurred after Anthony Griffin used a machete to slash three unsuspecting victims. The suspect, who had prior arrests, was pronounced dead at… pic.twitter.com/wr1QAZmIxV
“Police say the three victims, ages 65, 70, and 84, were stabbed prior to the officers’ arrival. They were transported to local hospitals. The 65-year-old man suffered an open skull fracture, a severe head injury putting the brain at high risk of injury or infection,” ABC 7 reported April 12. “It appears the three victims did not know each other and had chance encounters with the suspect, who was set on causing severe harm to people who were simply taking the train.” --->READ MORE HERE
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