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Frightening Bodycam Video Shows Cop Fatally Shooting Machete-Wielding Nutjob at Grand Central
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2:08Now PlayingNewly released bodycam footage captured the moment an NYPD cop opened fire on a defiant machete-wielding nut who slashed three straphangers at Grand Center Terminal last month.
The harrowing video released by the NYPD Friday shows two officers patrolling the transit hub on April 11 when Anthony Griffin started walking up the stairs from the 4, 5, 6, subway platform clutching a large machete.
Cops then frantically ordered the 44-year-old to drop the weapon over two dozen times.
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