Buddy claims maniac Grand Central slasher solely saved machete for cover: report

A maniac who slashed three aged straphangers at Grand Central Terminal earlier than he was shot lifeless by cops solely saved his machete as safety, his pal claimed.

Household pal Deborah Brown refused to consider deranged attacker Anthony Griffin might have dedicated the crime — although she admitted he suffered from psychological well being points and carried a machete round with him, she stated.

“If he did do this – they’re saying he did this – I wanna see proof of it,” Brown, the mom of Anthony Griffin’s long-time companion, informed News12 in an interview broadcast Sunday.

The NYPD stated that Griffin was shot and killed by cops after he attacked three folks on an uptown 4, 5, 6 subway platform round 9:50 a.m. Saturday morning and refused to adjust to orders to drop his machete. 

Griffin’s assault left deep cuts to an 85-year-old man and a 65-year-old man, cops stated. He additionally slashed slashing a 70-year-old girl’s shoulder, police stated.

Brown stated she first heard from her daughter that Griffin had been concerned within the assault and shot. Griffin was a rapper who used the identify “Fox 5,” neighbors informed The Publish. 

“My daughter known as me. She was emotional. She was crying. ‘Mother! Mother! They killed Fox, mother!’” Brown informed News12

Griffin’s assault on the subway is out of character for him and he would by no means damage anybody, based on Brown, who wished cops would have used a stun gun on him as an alternative. 

“You may have Tased him, made him drop the weapon. You don’t should shoot and kill him,” Brown stated. 

However she additionally admitted that Griffin saved a machete on him for cover and had not too long ago been via a tough patch of psychological points. 

“I wanna additionally say that possibly one thing did set off, however nonetheless it ain’t proper,” Brown stated.