<p class="speakable">Two New York City court officers were slashed in what authorities are calling a "targeted attack."</p><p class="speakable">It happened in the criminal court building in Lower Manhattan on Monday morning, state Office of Court Administration spokesman Al Baker told Fox News. </p><p>"Preliminary information indicated that at least two Court Officers suffered stab and slash injuries in the attacks that broke out shortly before 9:45 am in the lobby on the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/new-york-city" rel="noopener" target="_blank">south side of the building,"</a> Baker said in a statement.</p><p>"Several Court Officers immediately rushed to stop the assailant, subduing him near a bank of magnetometers, disarming him, and taking him into custody," he continued.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.com/us/nypd-officers-entangled-crypto-torture-case-after-bitcoin-investor-escaped-townhouse-horrors" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>NYPD OFFICERS ENTANGLED IN CRYPTO TORTURE CASE AFTER BITCOIN INVESTOR ESCAPED FROM TOWNHOUSE OF HORRORS</u></strong></a></p><p>The assaults on the officers were caught on camera and "appeared preliminarily to be a targeted attack of the uniformed officers working security details at the courthouse," Baker said. </p><p>The stabbings took place beyond the court's metal detectors. It is not known how the weapon made it into the court lobby.</p><p>One of the officers walked himself to an ambulance and another was taken to a separate ambulance in a wheelchair.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.com/us/11-alleged-teen-tren-de-aragua-gang-members-attack-nypd-officers-police" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>11 ALLEGED TEEN TREN DE ARAGUA GANG MEMBERS ATTACK NYPD OFFICERS: POLICE</u></strong></a></p><p>Although they are both in stable condition and are expected to recover, the New York State Supreme Court Officers Association told local <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-stabbing-court-officers-stabbed-courthouse" rel="noopener" target="_blank">FOX 5</a> that one of the officers suffered serious injuries to his face and neck. </p><p>A <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/crime" rel="noopener" target="_blank">criminal investigation</a> led by the New York State Unified Court System is currently underway. The suspect's identity and what charges they may face have not yet been released. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</u></strong></a></p><p>The stabbings took place in the same building where President Donald Trump's criminal trial and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/daniel-penny-trial-jury-reaches-verdict-subway-chokehold-case" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Daniel Penny's</a> trial took place. In December 2024, Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely.</p><p><i>Fox News' Maria Paronich and Jeremy Copas contributed to this report. </i></p>