Three police officers were stabbed with a machete near Times Square late Saturday night, the New York City Police Department said in a news briefing, adding that a suspect was in custody.
A 19-year-old assailant attacked three police officers at West 52nd Street and Eighth Avenue around 10:11 p.m., according to Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell.
All three officers were hospitalized and are in a stable condition, Sewell said.