D.A. Bragg Announces 18-Count Indictment Of Hector Deleon For Stabbing Spree In Penn Station

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the indictment of HECTOR DELEON, 51, for the unprovoked stabbing of seven individuals in Penn Station. DELEON is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with seven counts of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, one count of Assault in the First Degree, six counts of Attempted Assault in the First Degree, and four counts of Assault in the Second Degree. [1]

"Hector Deleon is now indicted for this alleged unprovoked stabbing spree in the middle of Penn Station," said District Attorney Bragg. "I am grateful to the good Samaritans who helped end this attack and the Amtrak police who safely apprehended the defendant when he attempted to flee. We will not accept this type of random violence anywhere in Manhattan."

According to court documents and statements made on the record, on June 7, 2026, at approximately 7:00 p.m., DELEON entered the NJ Transit area of Penn Station at 31^st Street and Seventh Avenue.

He allegedly took out a fixed blade knife and attacked an unidentified man, who was sitting on the floor. DELEON stabbed at his throat, and then stabbed at the chest of an unidentified woman.

DELEON then encountered a 60-year-old man and stabbed at his neck. The victim fought back and DELEON eventually stabbed him in the left temple, causing a traumatic brain injury.

DELEON then allegedly went down the escalator and stabbed a 36-year-old man in the neck, and then a 60-year-old man in the face.

DELEON continued going into the station, and stabbed a 42-year-old man in the throat. The victim fought off DELEON with a backpack, before DELEON approached a 30-year-old man and stabbed him twice in the left temple.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant D.A.s Nicholas Penfold, Mary Cate Simeone and Jairus Pollard, under the supervision of Assistant D.A. Siobhan Carty (Chief of Trial Bureau 80) and Executive Assistant D.A. Lisa DelPizzo (Chief of the Trial Division).

D.A. Bragg thanked Amtrak Investigators Alrazi Alli and Almedin Javorovac, and Amtrak Sergeant Sharon Patterson.

Defendant Information:
HECTOR DELEON
Newark, NJ

Charged:

• Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, a class B felony, seven counts
• Assault in the First Degree, a class B felony, one count
• Attempted Assault in the First Degree, a class C felony, six counts
• Assault in the Second Degree, a class D felony, four counts

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[1] The charges contained in the indictment are merely allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. All factual recitations are derived from documents filed in court and statements made on the record in court.