Two Court Officers Slashed in Knife Attack at Manhattan Criminal Courthouse

June 16, 2025 – MANHATTAN, NY: Two New York State Court Officers were injured in a knife attack inside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse at 100 Centre Street on Monday morning, according to court officials.

The incident occurred shortly before 9:45 a.m. in the lobby on the south side of the building. Authorities say a man with a knife entered the courthouse and attacked two uniformed officers near the security screening area.

Both officers sustained slash and stab wounds—one to the neck and jaw, and the other to the forehead and nose. They were taken to a nearby hospital and are expected to survive.

Several other court officers responded immediately, subduing the attacker near a bank of magnetometers, disarming him, and taking him into custody.

In an official statement, Al Baker, Director of Communications for the New York State Office of Court Administration, said:

> “New York State Court officers subdued an armed individual who assaulted uniformed Court Officers inside the criminal court building at 100 Centre Street in Lower Manhattan on Monday morning, June 16. Preliminary information indicated that at least two Court Officers suffered stab and slash injuries in the attacks that broke out shortly before 9:45 am in the lobby on the south side of the building. Several Court Officers immediately rushed to stop the assailant, subduing him near a bank of magnetometers, disarming him, and taking him into custody. The assaults, captured on surveillance video, appeared preliminarily to be a targeted attack of the uniformed officers working security details at the courthouse. The New York State Unified Court System immediately initiated a criminal investigation into the incident, along with its law enforcement partners, and that investigation is continuing.”

The name of the suspect has not yet been released. The courthouse was briefly secured following the incident, and a criminal investigation is ongoing.