New Delhi, June 17 -- A 37-year-old man from Queens launched a violent knife attack inside Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday morning (June 16), slashing two court officers in what officials described as a "targeted" assault. The suspect, identified as Jonathan Wohl, was caught on surveillance video walking calmly into the building at 100 Centre Street around 9:30 a.m. before suddenly attacking.

The New York Post obtained chilling footage showing Wohl lunging at a court officer near the metal detectors, slashing him in the face, then quickly turning to stab a second officer in the neck. A third officer was shoved into a barrier as he attempted to intervene.

Despite the violent attack, several other court officers swiftly responded, tack...