![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/horrific-moment-knife-wielding-man-creeps-up-behind-group-of-performers-in-times-square/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1_PAY-1500-a-knife-times-sq-1.jpg&description=An eagle-eyed photographer captured the moment a knife-wielding man crept up behind a group of musicians, grabbing one of them on the shoulder as he held the knife in his other hand The moment a man brandishing a large knife stalked a group of musicians in Times Square, grabbing one of them from behind, has been captured by an eagle-eyed photographer. Clutching the blade, the man was standing on a granite bench, flashing the weapon at tourists who passed by an inexplicably screaming on Broadway between West 43rd and 44th streets at around 10am. Photographer Richard Moore, of Hell's Kitchen, said: "I thought, 'Oh, this isn't very good'." As the photographer moved closer, he saw the erratic man jump off the bench and start to trail a group of musical performers, who he said appeared to be Romanian. Mr Moore said: "I noticed he had this knife in one hand and he got close enough to one of the musicians to put his other hand on the musician's shoulder." Mr Moore captured the chilling moment on camera, where the man, dressed in red, can be seen with his left hand on the shoulder of the musician and his right hand down at his side holding onto the blade. Mr Moore thought the worst at first, however the knife-wielding man suddenly backed off and returned to his spot on the bench. Mr Moore told the New York Post he called 911 after witnessing the chilling encounter at the Crossroads of the World. He said he feared the next encounter could have ended in disaster. Around 12 minutes later, cops arrived. Mr Moore recalled: "Police got him from behind... I don't know if they grabbed the knife or he dropped it. "It was dealt with very peacefully and quickly. They took him down safely for him and others." The knife-wielding man in red was identified by police as 22-year-old Dequon Messiah. He was arrested and charged with menacing, harassment and criminal possession of a weapon according to the NYPD. This terrifying encounter comes just after new research has shown a large portion){kind=link}
An eagle-eyed photographer captured the moment a knife-wielding man crept up behind a group of musicians, grabbing one of them on the shoulder as he held the knife in his other hand
The moment a man brandishing a large knife stalked a group of musicians in Times Square, grabbing one of them from behind, has been captured by an eagle-eyed photographer.
Clutching the blade, the man was standing on a granite bench, flashing the weapon at tourists who passed by an inexplicably screaming on Broadway between West 43rd and 44th streets at around 10am. Photographer Richard Moore, of Hell’s Kitchen, said: “I thought, ‘Oh, this isn’t very good’.”
As the photographer moved closer, he saw the erratic man jump off the bench and start to trail a group of musical performers, who he said appeared to be Romanian. Mr Moore said: “I noticed he had this knife in one hand and he got close enough to one of the musicians to put his other hand on the musician’s shoulder.”
Mr Moore captured the chilling moment on camera, where the man, dressed in red, can be seen with his left hand on the shoulder of the musician and his right hand down at his side holding onto the blade. Mr Moore thought the worst at first, however the knife-wielding man suddenly backed off and returned to his spot on the bench.