Here we go again — another story about a guy who’s been arrested multiple times, losing what’s left of his mind, and going on a psychotic rampage.
I regularly travel through Penn Station because I have family in New York, so this one hits me hard.
It reads like countless other stories coming regularly out of America’s cities:
A homeless maniac was arrested for a bloody stabbing rampage at Penn Station Sunday evening that left five innocent bystanders with knife wounds, sources told The Post.
Hector Deleon, 51, unleashed the unprovoked attack around 7 p.m. inside the New Jersey Transit boarding area, filling the station with the blood-curdling screams of the victims as crowds of terrified commuters ran for their lives, sources said.
Deleon is believed to be homeless, the sources said. He was previously arrested in New Jersey in May on assault and narcotics charges, the sources added. Details of that arrest were not immediately available.
So sad! 😞
— Walks&WallStreet (@WalksWallstreet) June 8, 2026
Penn Station is a NUT HOUSE after 10pm
NYC biggest problem is the mental health crisis, we need to put these people away
Unfortunately, it’s like playing Russia Roulette
The cops essentially have to baby sit mental patients overnight until the real commuters come… https://t.co/M423URKDGj pic.twitter.com/Zb2bf3GYZg
So sad! 😞
Penn Station is a NUT HOUSE after 10pm
NYC biggest problem is the mental health crisis, we need to put these people away
Unfortunately, it’s like playing Russia Roulette
The cops essentially have to baby sit mental patients overnight until the real commuters come
Sad!
So he was arrested on assault and narcotics charges in May, and it’s now early June, and he’s not in a jail cell or a treatment center, but is already wandering around as a free man. Got it. That whole defund the police and “reform justice” movement is really working out well in blue metros, isn’t it?
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It only took minutes for the legacy media to weigh in with a mindless woke take: it was “a man experiencing homelessness” who attacked innocent people. A victim, basically. Not a homicidal homeless maniac:
Five people were stabbed Sunday evening at New York City's Penn Station by a man experiencing homelessness, sources told ABC News. https://t.co/DOzwr0aAja pic.twitter.com/bzulpmq8B3
— ABC News (@ABC) June 8, 2026
The victims were men between the ages of 30 and 60 who just happened to be passing through when they were attacked for seemingly no reason. Penn Station is the Big Apple’s central intercity rail hub and the busiest transportation facility in the Western Hemisphere. An amazing 600,000 passengers transit through every weekday, yet it remains a gamble for many of them:
“Wow, I mean, I guess I’m not surprised, though. I mean, Penn Station is not known for being the most safe area, especially in the evening, especially with just how busy it’s been recently with the Knicks game, the Trump coming,” said Sanai Rashid, 21.
“It’s been a bit of a messy summer in general. I think crime does go up as well, but I do think there probably should be more security in Penn Station, but that’s devastating.”
President Trump is scheduled to visit Madison Square Garden, which sits atop Penn Station, on Monday night to take in the New York Knicks’ NBA Finals game against the San Antonio Spurs. Doubtless, they’ll clean up the blood before his arrival.
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