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Who is Hector Delion, Penn Station stabbing suspect arrested after 5 people were injured?
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Who is Hector Delion, Penn Station stabbing suspect arrested after 5 people were injured?

From Times of India · () English

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At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Hector Delion, a homeless and emotionally disturbed man, was arrested for a stabbing at Penn Station.
  • The attack injured five people, with one victim describing the assailant's 'rage'.
  • Authorities responded quickly, apprehending the suspect at the scene.

Hector Delion, a 51-year-old homeless man described as emotionally disturbed, has been arrested in connection with a violent stabbing incident at New York City's Penn Station. The attack occurred Sunday evening, leaving five people injured.

He went at me to kill me! I saw the rage in his eyes

— Henry ObadiahDescribing the attacker's demeanor during the stabbing incident at Penn Station.

Amtrak Police responded to the scene around 7 p.m. after Delion allegedly slashed five individuals. All victims were transported to the hospital for treatment. A knife was recovered from the scene, and Delion was apprehended nearby.

One victim, Henry Obadiah, recounted the terrifying encounter, stating he didn't initially realize he had been cut. "He went at me to kill me! I saw the rage in his eyes," Obadiah told The New York Post. He described the attack as random, with Delion locking eyes on him before striking. "The crazy guy locked his eyes on me and just roundhoused me! Clocked me right in the face and I was like, ‘What the f**k?’ And I heard the guy on the escalator say, ‘He’s got a knife! He’s got a knife!’"

The crazy guy locked his eyes on me and just roundhoused me! Clocked me right in the face and I was like, ‘What the f**k?’ And I heard the guy on the escalator say, ‘He’s got a knife! He’s got a knife!’

— Henry ObadiahRecounting the moment of the attack and the realization that the assailant was armed.

Obadiah only realized the severity of his injury when he saw his reflection. "I thought he just punched me. I felt my lip got busted and I saw the blood, but I took a look into my phone and saw the big cut in my face and I just ran up to the cop and said, ‘I just got attacked,’" he said. He then noticed another victim bleeding heavily.

I didn’t realize I had just been slashed in the face

— Henry ObadiahExplaining his initial confusion about the injury sustained during the random attack.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani expressed solidarity with the injured and praised the swift response of law enforcement. "My heart is with everyone who was injured, their loved ones, and all those shaken by this unacceptable violence. I’m wishing each of the victims a full and speedy recovery," Mamdani posted. "I’m grateful to the Amtrak Police Department and the first responders who acted quickly to apprehend the suspect and provide emergency care."

I thought he just punched me. I felt my lip got busted and I saw the blood, but I took a look into my phone and saw the big cut in my face and I just ran up to the cop and said, ‘I just got attacked,’

— Henry ObadiahDetailing how he discovered the extent of his facial wound after the assault.
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Originally published by Times of India. Summarized and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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