Sword-wielding man attacks passersby in London, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring 4 others

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A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb early Tuesday, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said. A 36-year-old man was arrested in a residential area near Hainault underground station, police said. The incident is not being treated as terror-related or a “targeted attack.”

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Forensics officers gesture near the scene of an attack in Hainault, north east London, Tuesday April 30, 2024. A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said Tuesday. The man was arrested at the scene, police said. Chief Supt. Stuart Bell said the incident is not being treated as terror-related or a “targeted attack.” (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

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Police talking to members of the public at the scene in Hainault, north east London, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 after reports of several people being stabbed at a Tube station. Police say a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on Tuesday in the east London community of Hainault before being arrested. The incident is not being treated as terror-related. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

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Police tape cordons off the scene of an attack in Hainault, north east London, Tuesday April 30, 2024. A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said Tuesday. The man was arrested at the scene, police said. Chief Supt. Stuart Bell said the incident is not being treated as terror-related or a “targeted attack.” (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

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Forensic investigators in Hainault, north east London, Tuesday April 30, 2024. A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said Tuesday. A 36-year-old man was arrested at the scene, police said. Chief Supt. Stuart Bell said the incident is not being treated as terror-related or a “targeted attack.” (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

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The area in London where police say a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 in the east London community of Hainault before being arrested. The incident is not being treated as terror-related. (Peter Kingdom via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Police at the scene in Hainault, north east London, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 after reports of several people being stabbed at a Tube station. Police say a man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and two police officers on Tuesday in the east London community of Hainault before being arrested. The incident is not being treated as terror-related. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

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A police forensics officer inspects the scene of an attack in Hainault, north east London, Tuesday April 30, 2024. A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a east London suburb, killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others, authorities said Tuesday. The man was arrested at the scene, police said. Chief Supt. Stuart Bell said the incident is not being treated as terror-related or a “targeted attack.” (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

By SYLVIA HUI

LONDON (AP) — A man wielding a sword attacked members of the public and police officers in a northeast London suburb Tuesday, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring four other people, British authorities said.

A 36-year-old man was subdued with a stun gun and arrested on suspicion of murder in a residential area near Hainault subway station, police said. The violence wasn’t being treated as terror-related or a “targeted attack.”

Police said that the 14-year-old died at a hospital from his injuries. Two police officers were hospitalized for stab wounds. Two other people were also injured.

Chief Supt. Stuart Bell described the incident as “truly horrific.”

“I cannot even begin to imagine how those affected must be feeling,” he said outside the homes in east London where the attack happened.

The Metropolitan Police said they were called early Tuesday to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in a residential street and people being stabbed.

Witness videos broadcast on British media showed a man in a yellow hoodie holding a long sword or knife walking near houses in the area. One video showed police officers yelling “Drop the sword” and “Lock your doors!” as they chased the suspect, who was seen climbing over fences and into people’s gardens.

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Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said police don’t believe there was a threat to the wider community.

“We are not looking for more suspects,″ he said. ”This incident does not appear to be terror-related.”

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the incident was “shocking,” adding: “Such violence has no place on our streets.”

King Charles III said his thoughts and prayers were with the family of the young victim, and he saluted the courage of emergency workers, Buckingham Palace said.

Transport for London said that Hainault station was closed because of a police investigation in the area.