Multiple injured in Penn Station stabbing

A stabbing at New York City’s Penn Station on Sunday evening injured several people and ended with a suspect in custody, officials said, drawing condemnation from Gov. Kathy Hochul as police investigated violence at one of the city’s busiest transit hubs.

The New York City Fire Department said it received a call just after 7 p.m. about someone stabbing multiple people inside the major intercity rail station in midtown Manhattan, NBC News reported. NBC said the department reported six people were injured. The BBC reported that officials said five people were hurt.

According to NBC News, one person had serious injuries, and the other injuries ranged from minor to moderate. Five people were taken to Bellevue Hospital, while a sixth person with a minor injury was taken to Cornell Hospital, the fire department said, according to NBC.

The BBC reported that one person suffered a serious injury, two had moderate injuries and the rest had minor injuries, citing a Fire Department of New York statement shared with U.S. media. The BBC said the injured were taken to Bellevue Hospital.

A senior law enforcement official told NBC News that a person believed to have mental health issues was taken into custody by Amtrak police. The official said there were no preliminary signs the attack was related to terrorism.

The BBC reported that the New York Police Department apprehended the suspect after a manhunt following the attack, which took place around 7 p.m. Eastern time. It also reported that law enforcement told the BBC’s U.S. partner CBS News the stabbing was a random act of violence. ABC News reported the suspect was emotionally disturbed and arrested by Amtrak police, according to the BBC.

Hochul called the stabbing “an act of horrific violence” in a post on X.

“Our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones, and we are praying for their full recovery,” she said. “New Yorkers deserve to feel safe wherever they go, and we will never stop working to make that a reality.”

The attack occurred at Penn Station, which sits beneath Madison Square Garden in midtown Manhattan. The BBC reported that the stabbing came as New York City was increasing security measures before President Donald Trump’s planned visit Monday to watch the New York Knicks in the NBA finals.

According to the BBC, the Knicks were set to play the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 at Madison Square Garden on Monday evening. The BBC reported that city officials announced new security precautions before the game, including a no-bag policy and the cancellation of a watch party outside the arena because of Trump’s presence. Mayor Zohran Mamdani also was expected to attend, the BBC reported.