3 New York City officers injured in machete attack, suspect shot near New Year's Eve ball drop - CBS News

A antheral with a machete attacked 3 New York City constabulary officers not acold from the city's New Year's Eve celebration, constabulary said aboriginal Sunday.

Two were struck successful the caput and were hospitalized. One serviceman — a rookie, patrolling connected his archetypal time with the NYPD — suffered a fractured skull, said Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell during a property conference. The other, an serviceman successful his eighth twelvemonth with the NYPD suffered a atrocious gash. All 3 officers were successful unchangeable information and expected to recover, a spokesperson said Sunday. 

The 19-year-old suspect, who constabulary sources identified arsenic Trevor Bickford, according to CBS New York, was changeable successful the enarthrosis by 1 of the offices. He is besides expected to recover. 

According to CBS New York, Bickford had precocious been placed connected an FBI panic watchlist aft his aunt reported helium had been radicalized online and had expressed a tendency to question overseas and combat with Islamic extremists.  

The onslaught occurred soon aft 10 p.m., conscionable 8 blocks from Times Square, wherever thousands were packed successful for the city's yearly New Year's shot drop.

Mayor Eric Adams said that helium had spoken to an injured serviceman astatine the infirmary portion his coiled was being stitched.

"He was successful bully spirits," Adams said. "He understood that his relation saved lives of New Yorkers today."

Adams praised the officers' actions and said the incidental was isolated.

"We're truly pleased by the effect and however our officers handled this situation. All 3 of the officers are successful unchangeable conditions and determination are nary credible threats to New Yorkers astatine this time," Adams said. 

The adjunct manager successful complaint of the FBI's New York tract bureau said it appeared the fishy acted alone.

The FBI, NYPD and Joint Terrorism Task Force are investigating, but person not said if they've determined a motive for the attack.