6 Injured, 1 In Custody After Stabbing At Penn Station: Authorities

NEW YORK — Six were injured Sunday evening after a stabbing at Penn Station, according to officials, who said a person was in custody in connection with the attack.

The incident was called in around 7 p.m., according to the New York City Fire Department, which reported five people were taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue and one was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center. One of the victims suffered serious injuries, while two others had moderate injuries and three suffered minor injuries, the department reported.

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A person was in custody in connection with the stabbing, according to the department, which noted the person was unhoused.

The New York Police Department referred Patch to Amtrak police for more information.

"Earlier this afternoon, Amtrak Police responded to a reported stabbing at New York Penn Station," Amtrak said in an emailed statement Sunday night. "The suspect has been apprehended and an investigation is underway."

People were instructed to avoid the area and expect traffic delays, road closures, transit disruptions and emergency personnel, according to the city's emergency notification system.

By late Sunday, the immediate chaos had given way to a familiar Penn Station scene. Travelers wheeled luggage past a roped-off area near Tracks 5 and 6, where medical gloves, discarded bandages and traces of blood still marked the floor.

The violence erupted as New York prepared for one of its biggest sports events in decades. Monday night’s matchup between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs will be the first NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden since 1999 and is expected to draw massive crowds to the arena.

President Donald Trump has said he plans to attend the nationally televised game, prompting extensive security involving the Secret Service, New York Police Department and other agencies around Madison Square Garden and the surrounding blocks.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.