Two court security officers were stabbed while screening people at the metal detectorsat the Manhattan criminal courthouseon Monday morning, according to a state courts spokesperson. One court officer was slashed in the face and the other was slashed in the neck, according to law enforcement sources. Both were taken to a local hospital in stable condition, sources said. MORE: The storied history of the New York City courthouse where Trump stood trial "Several Court Officers immediately rushed to stop the assailant, subduing him near a bank of magnetometers, disarming him, and taking him into custody," state courts spokesperson Al Baker said in a statement. Baker described the incident, which was caught on surveillance video, as an apparent "targeted attack." An investigation is ongoing, Baker said. 2 court security officers stabbed at criminal courthouse in Manhattanoriginally appeared onabcnews.go.com
