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SIX INJURED IN NY SUBWAY STATION STABBING | Crime Alert 06.08.26 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime alart hourly update breaking crime news Now.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Sidney Silvanni. A terrifying scene unfolded in the heart
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  Speaker 2: of New York City as a violent attack left multiple
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  Speaker 2: people wounded. A suspect is currently in police costody following
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  Speaker 2: a mass stabbing incident near the heavily crowded pen station
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  Speaker 2: on Sunday evening. The violent encounter has left at least
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  Speaker 2: one person fighting serious injuries and sent several others to
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  Speaker 2: local emergency rooms, sparking panic in one of the busiest
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  Speaker 2: transportation hubs in the United States. According to official reports
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  Speaker 2: from the Fire Department of New York, emergency medical crews
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  Speaker 2: rushed to the intersection of West thirty third Street and
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  Speaker 2: Seventh Avenue just after seven pm Sunday following several frantic
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  Speaker 2: calls for help. First responders arrived at the scene to
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  Speaker 2: discover multiple victims suffering from varying degrees of stab wounds.
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  Speaker 2: The FDNY has confirmed that a total of six civilians
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  Speaker 2: sustained injuries during the knife attack, while five victims suffered
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  Speaker 2: minor to moderate injuries, one individual suffered major serious injuries.
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  Speaker 2: Emergency vehicles transported five of the injured to bellevue hospital,
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  Speaker 2: including the most seriously injured victim, The sixth was transported
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  Speaker 2: separately to New York Presbyterian for evaluation and treatment. Law
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  Speaker 2: enforcement quickly moved to secure the area and track down
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  Speaker 2: the perpetrator. The Mtrak Police Department, which is officially leading
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  Speaker 2: the investigation, announced that a suspect was successfully apprehended and
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  Speaker 2: taken into police custody. At this hour, the specific circumstances
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  Speaker 2: that led up to the multi person stabbing remain entirely unclear.
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  Speaker 2: Authorities have not yet released the identity of the suspecting custody,
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  Speaker 2: nor have they provided any official details regarding a potential
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  Speaker 2: motive behind the sudden attack. This act of violence occurred
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  Speaker 2: during an incredibly busy and high profile period for New
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  Speaker 2: York City's vast transportation network. Penn Station was experiencing massive
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  Speaker 2: crowds moving through its corridors on Sunday, driven in large
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  Speaker 2: part by sports fans as the New York Knicks continue
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  Speaker 2: their highly anticipated NBA Fan Dal run. Additionally, the city
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  Speaker 2: has been experiencing a massive influx of international and domestic
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  Speaker 2: visitors arriving in the region ahead of major scheduled FIFO
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  Speaker 2: World Cup events, making security at the transit hub, a
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  Speaker 2: paramount concern for local officials. More crime and justice news
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  Speaker 2: after this, now to Ohio, where a community festival was
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  Speaker 2: completely upended by an explosion of gun violence. The urgent
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  Speaker 2: manhunt continues today for at least two unidentified gunmen who
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  Speaker 2: opened fire near a crowded summer festival in Toledo. The
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  Speaker 2: active shooting incident left twelve innocent people wounded as the
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  Speaker 2: suspects apparently targeted one another in a brazen shootout. Toledo
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  Speaker 2: PD confirmed that all twelve victims are currently in stable
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  Speaker 2: condition and showing signs of improvement at local hospitals. Despite
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  Speaker 2: the ongoing investigation and intensive search efforts, the shooters remain
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  Speaker 2: at large. The violence erupted on Saturday afternoon right on
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  Speaker 2: the perimeter of the Old West End Festival, a long
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  Speaker 2: stone in deeply cherished neighborhood tradition. Deputy Police Chief Joseph
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  Speaker 2: Heffernan addressed the media during a press conference to express
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  Speaker 2: the department's profound frustration over the complete disregard for public safety.
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  Speaker 1: It's just a shame, you know, with a few people,
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  Speaker 1: for whatever reasons going through their head, decided to disrupt
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  Speaker 1: something that has been a beloved community event for many,
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  Speaker 1: many many years.
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  Speaker 2: According to the timeline established by investigators, the sound of
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  Speaker 2: rapid gunfire shattered the festival atmosphere late Saturday afternoon, at.
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  Speaker 1: About five point thirty seven pm, we got a report
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  Speaker 1: of some shots fired near our old West End Festival,
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  Speaker 1: which is a festival we have every year. Officers were
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  Speaker 1: quick to respond. They were right there when the shots
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  Speaker 1: were coming out peers as though there was at least
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  Speaker 1: two shooters. I think they were probably shooting at each other.
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  Speaker 2: The oldest victim wounded in the shooting is sixty one
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  Speaker 2: years old, while the youngest victim is a mere fourteen
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  Speaker 2: years old. Taledo Police Lieutenant Dan Gerkin noted that the
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  Speaker 2: vast majority of the twelve victims or young adults in
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  Speaker 2: their early twenties. Toledo detectives are currently working around the
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  Speaker 2: clock to piece together the events of Saturday afternoon. Lieutenant
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  Speaker 2: Girkin stated that authorities are aggressively interviewing the surviving victims,
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  Speaker 2: questioning eyewitnesses who were in the immediate vicinity, and meticulously
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  Speaker 2: reviewing hours of security camera footage from surrounding properties at
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  Speaker 2: the time the shooters opened fire. The festival grounds were
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  Speaker 2: packed with officials estimated that several hundred people were present.
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  Speaker 2: Because of the large scale of the event, city officials
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  Speaker 2: had heavily reinforced the security detail in the area.
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  Speaker 1: We had extra officers on duty today for the festival,
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  Speaker 1: plus there was a large contitency of off duty officers
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  Speaker 1: that were working for the festival itself. We had our
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  Speaker 1: mobile cameras go right into our real time crime center active,
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  Speaker 1: so there is a lot of evidence. It's just a
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  Speaker 1: matter of going through a lot of that evidence.
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  Speaker 2: In the immediate wake of the gunfire, the organizers of
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  Speaker 2: the event decided that the community could simply not return
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  Speaker 2: to business as usual. The Old West End Association issued
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  Speaker 2: an official statement announcing that all of Sunday's scheduled festivities
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  Speaker 2: would be entirely canceled. In their formal statement, the organization
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  Speaker 2: explained their difficult decision, writing, after discussion with festival organizers,
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  Speaker 2: law enforcement, and the City of Toledo, we feel that
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  Speaker 2: it would not be compassionate, responsible, or possible to continue
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  Speaker 2: the festival. The search for the gunmen remains an active,
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  Speaker 2: high priority investigation as Toledo residents grapple with the violation
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  Speaker 2: of their historic community tradition for the latest crime and
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  Speaker 2: justice breaking news. Be sure to tune in tomorrow on
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  Speaker 2: your favorite podcast app with this crime alert. I'm Sidney Silvanni.