Two court officers were slashed Monday inside the lobby of Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, police said.

Authorities are investigating after two court officers were slashed or stabbed at the Manhattan criminal courthouse Monday, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the incident. A suspect was taken into custody after the attack on the officers at 100 Centre Street,

Two court security officers were stabbed in an apparent "targeted attack" while screening people at metal detectors in the Lower Manhattan criminal courthouse on Monday morning, New York City police said.