A stabbing inside New York City’s bustling Penn Station on Sunday evening injured six people, including one seriously, according to the New York City Fire Department.
Two other people with moderate injuries and another two with minor injuries were taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment, and a sixth individual was taken with minor injuries to Cornell Hospital, fire officials told The Independent.
The alleged attacker is in custody, the department added.
The suspect is thought to be homeless, sources told ABC News.
“Earlier this afternoon, Amtrak Police responded to a reported stabbing at New York Penn Station,” Amtrak told The Independent in a statement. “The suspect has been apprehended and an investigation is underway.”
“This guy stabbed somebody in Penn Station,” film critic Brandon Norwood wrote on X, sharing a picture of a group of officers pressing a person against the ground. “People were flooding out of the station.”
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called the stabbing an act of “senseless” and “horrific” violence in a statement on X.
“New Yorkers deserve to feel safe wherever they go, and we will never stop working to make that a reality,” she said.
“I am relieved that a suspect is in custody and grateful to the first responders who acted swiftly,” New York City Councilman Carl Wilson wrote on X. “My thoughts are with the victims and their families.”
“I am deeply disturbed by reports of a stabbing at Penn Station that left multiple people injured,” City Council Speaker Julie Menin wrote on X. “My thoughts are with the victims and their loved ones, and I am grateful to the first responders and law enforcement officers who quickly secured the scene and took the suspect into custody.”
Thousands of local fans and out-of-town visitors are expected to flow through Penn Station tomorrow as they head to game three of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, where the New York Knicks look to continue their historic 2-0 run against the San Antonio Spurs after decades without a championship in the Big Apple.
“As the busiest train station in the Western Hemisphere, Penn Station serves hundreds of thousands of commuters, travelers, and visitors every day,” Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal wrote on X after the stabbing. “New Yorkers deserve a transit hub that is safe, well-managed, and worthy of its importance to our city and region.”
Security considerations in the area around Penn Station were already heightened, as President Donald Trump is set to attend the game.
The president’s impending arrival at MSG has prompted the Knicks to announce a no-bag policy and “TSA-style screening procedures” for Monday’s match-up.
The Knicks have also canceled planned watch parties outside the stadium and have recommended fans arrive at the arena two hours early.
The Trump administration has said the government will pour $8 billion into renovating the little-loved Penn Station, which has developed a reputation for being dingy and at times unsafe.
Earlier this week, the New York City Police Department announced that murders, shooting incidents, and the number of shooting victims were at their lowest levels in recorded history for the first five months of a given year.
Overall, major crime decreased more than 10 percent compared to last May, police said.
