Overview
- Sunday night at Penn Station five to six people were stabbed and taken to hospital.
- Firefighters reported one person seriously injured, two moderately injured and two with minor injuries.
- Amtrak Police officers intervened quickly at the scene and arrested the alleged attacker.
- The station reopened that evening and Amtrak said service was not affected while NYC Emergency Management initially urged people to avoid the area.
- City officials have questioned the suspect’s mental-health and housing status, a line of inquiry that could prompt reviews of how New York provides psychiatric care and shelter services.