TikTok star Chris Olsen, who has millions of followers on social media, is sharing a terrifying experience he lived through on New Year’s Day when he was nearly killed in a violent stabbing incident inside a New York City subway car.
The incident took place early in the morning on January 1st, when Olsen was traveling on the subway with his friend, Cara.
According to Olsen, what started as a simple verbal argument between two men quickly escalated into a shocking act of violence.
“We just witnessed basically a stabbing and almost died on the subway ourselves,” Olsen said in a video he posted to TikTok on January 1st.
In his post, Olsen explained how he and Cara were simply riding the subway, thinking the situation was just another heated but harmless argument between passengers.
Olsen, who frequently uses the subway, was not particularly concerned when the two men began yelling at each other.
However, Cara, his out-of-town friend, started feeling uneasy about the situation. To comfort her, Olsen reassured her that everything would be fine. But what they didn’t know was that things were about to take a dangerous turn.
As the shouting continued, one of the men pulled out “a really big knife,” which caught everyone by surprise.
At this point, Olsen, Cara, and the other passengers remained seated, unaware of the danger unfolding around them. Then, in a sudden move, one of the men lunged toward the other with the knife.
Panic spread quickly. The subway car was crowded, and as the man with the knife charged, everyone near Olsen and Cara, including them, rushed to the end of the car.
Olsen, who was positioned near the door to change cars, was forced to act quickly. He described using “adrenaline and untapped superhero strength” to open the door to the adjacent car, as the panicked crowd surged toward it.
“There was a stampede as people pushed and shoved to get into the next car,” Olsen recalled.
The chaos didn’t stop there. The sudden rush caused the passengers in the other car to panic as well, and they began rushing toward the opposite end of the car, trying to escape the noise and confusion from the car behind.
The scene was chaotic, with Olsen, Cara, and the others trapped in the middle of a crowded subway car with no clear escape route.
As the crowd scrambled, Olsen and his friend were pushed against a wall, leaving them with nowhere to run. All they could hear were screams and shouts from the terrified passengers.
At this point, Olsen wasn’t sure if someone had pulled out a gun or if other passengers had been injured.
The uncertainty added to the fear as the train abruptly stopped, thanks to one of the passengers who had pulled the emergency brake. The train stayed still for about 20 minutes, without knowing if the danger was over.
As the passengers began to calm down, some began to argue about the situation, with one frustrated man telling everyone to stop screaming, saying it was only making things worse.
Eventually, a subway conductor arrived and unlocked the door between the cars, allowing everyone to move to the next car.
Olsen’s terrifying experience ended when the train finally reached the next station, where everyone disembarked.
Despite his terrifying ordeal, Olsen was determined not to let fear take over. He shared an update with his followers on Instagram later, saying he was back on the subway to prevent a “trauma response” from forming.
“Back on the subway to prevent a trauma response from forming,” Olsen wrote on his Instagram Story. “Shaking a bit but I survived!”
While Olsen’s experience was dramatic, it was far from an isolated incident. The New York City subway system has been plagued with similar violent incidents in recent days.
On the same morning that Olsen was nearly killed, two other men were involved in separate stabbing incidents in different parts of the city.
Around 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day, two men got into a violent fight inside a subway train in Hell’s Kitchen.
The altercation ended with both men stabbing each other. Later that morning, a 30-year-old man was stabbed at the No. 1 train platform at 110th Street-Cathedral Parkway.
About 15 minutes later, a 31-year-old man was also stabbed in the back on a northbound No. 2 train at the 14th Street station.
Thankfully, the injuries in these incidents were not life-threatening, and all the victims were taken to local hospitals. But the string of subway stabbings highlights growing concerns about safety in New York City’s public transportation system.
Chris Olsen’s close call is a stark reminder of the dangers that can emerge in even the most routine of situations.
His story has sparked a wider conversation about the state of safety on the subway and the rising trend of violence in public spaces.
As more and more people share their own encounters with subway violence, it’s clear that something needs to be done to ensure the safety of commuters in New York City.
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