- Two teenage girls visiting from South America were attacked and stabbed to death while eating lunch in the Grand Central Terminal dining hall on Christmas Day
- The victims, aged 14 and 16, were touring the city with their parents when the incident occurred at the dining hall at around 11.25am
- Steven Hutcherson, 36, of the Bronx reportedly expressed a desire to harm white people before stabbing the girls
Two young girls on vacation from South America were stabbed while eating in the Grand Central Terminal dining room by a suspect who said, “I want all the white people dead.”
The girls, aged 14 and 16, were touring the city with their parents when they were suddenly attacked.
The stabbing happened around 11.25am on Christmas Day as the family stopped for an early lunch.
The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Steven Hutcherson of the Bronx, reportedly told the girls, “I want all the white people dead.”
It is believed Hutcherson got into an argument with Tartinery employees who told him he wasn't allowed to sit in the seating area of the restaurant. This argument led to the attack on the innocent girls.
Two young girls on vacation from South America were stabbed while eating in the Grand Central Terminal dining room (file photo)
When Hutcherson complained about the two victims being allowed to sit in the restaurant, he allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed them both.
Hutcherson was arrested in less than a minute when MTA police rushed in from their nearby posts.
One of the girls was stabbed in the thigh, while the other was stabbed in the back, injuring her lung.
Both victims were taken to Bellevue Hospital.
Hutcherson has a criminal record and has been charged with attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child.
Hutcherson is believed to have gotten into an argument with staff at the Tartinery, pictured, who told him he wasn't allowed to sit in the restaurant area (file photo).
He is known to both the MTA Police and NYPD as an emotionally disturbed individual who has already been arrested.
In his most recent run-in with the law, Hutcherson was arrested twice in the past six months for intimidating people while brandishing a gun in the Bronx.
He pleaded guilty to both gun possession arrests on Nov. 7 and July 24.
He was sentenced to 15 days in prison for his position in July, while in November he was given a conditional discharge and a restraining order against his victim.
Teenage tourists from South America are stabbed by a suspect while eating in New York's Grand Central Terminal