On-the-run MoMA stabber who knifed two staff TAUNTS cops with Facebook rant claiming he was framed and says attack 'wasn't Scream 6 it was poke poke wake-up call'
A man suspected of stabbing two employees at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City has claimed he was framed in a bizarre Facebook rant and slammed the museum for banning him prior to the horrific attacks while also taunting cops for failing to apprehend him.
Gary Cabana - who allegedly jumped on the desk with a knife, rammed it into the the backs and collar bones of two museum employees and then ran away - erupted on the social media site Sunday in a post calling the allegations against him a 'total frame job' by museum officials.
'Bipolar is a tough road to hoe. Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde. THEN U get framed ind evicted from MoMA (not just the movies, ALL THE ART too) by a bitter old woman who shushes U when U LAUGH during a comedy,' Cabana, 60, wrote.
'She's the menace, NOT ME. Total Frame job by "the Team Barbara" gang. It wasn't SCREAM 6 at MoMA it was poke poke poke wake-up call. y the frame job MoMA, get yer facts straight.'
Cabana offered no further details as to the identity of the woman named Barbara he referred to. Terrifying footage of the attack shows a deranged man, believed to be Cabana, jump over the counter and viciously stab two employees on Saturday, a day after his museum membership was revoked.
The employees - a man and woman, both 24 years old - survived and were taken to the hospital. They are said to be recovering.
Cabana, who has grey hair and wears thick-rimmed reading glasses, is now at large and wanted by police.
Officers were seen stationed outside his Manhattan home Sunday night, just hours after he published his online rant.
Cabana went on a bizarre Facebook rant Sunday in which he called the MoMa attack allegations a 'total frame job' by museum officials. He also criticized the news coverage of the horrific incident
Cabana's address is listed as The Times Square, a charity-run building at 255 West 43rd Street for formerly homeless people or people who are mentally ill. NYPD were stationed outside the building Sunday night
Cabana, who has grey hair and wears thick-rimmed reading glasses, is now at large and wanted by police. Authorities are seen at his Manhattan apartment building Sunday night
Cabana is shown climbing onto the desk with a knife in his hand and approaching the two workers Saturday at 4pmDespite being hunted by the cops, Cabana went on a social media rant Sunday.
He bashed MoMa over the way employees reportedly treated him and slammed the news coverage of the attack.
'What is worse? Hackers or Journos. Right now, I LOVE MY HACKERS for taking my mind off this frame job by MoMA,' Cabana wrote on Facebook.
'THERE WERE NO DISRUPTIONS. Security NEVER escorted me from MoMA on the 2 "supposed" days I "acted up: 2/24 + 3/9." Total blind side when I got "the letter" from Daniel P. '
He also criticized the 'catty beeyotches of the world,' seemingly referencing the museum worker who turned him away from Saturday's screening of Bringing Up Baby.
'There is security at EVERY screening. No one has ever said, come with us U r a disruption NO ONE #nO1. Just this one lying conniving woman. Interview HER journos and Y did I never get a mtg with security just a blindside letter.'
It is unclear what type of MoMa membership he had, however, the cheapest is a $65-a-year pass for unlimited access to exhibits.
Additionally, on his Instagram page, Cabana taunted police as they continue searching for him.
'They knew who I was all along but the morons wasted hours searching the museum when I was OBVIOUSLY LONG GONE with hundreds of witnesses WATCHING but no HEROES in the crowd that day,' he responded to someone commenting on his photo.
'NYC has turned in to a bunch of MIND-YO-BIDNESS P*SSIES,' he added. 'Not one person followed me as I run down 53td st (sic) with a bloody face from where the security hit me with a piece of lucite….'
This is the horrifying moment Gary Cabana, 60, stabs two female MoMa employees after climbing over the front desk of the museum to attack them
Cabana, 60, is shown brutally attacking the two women in the museum Saturday before going on the run
Police are on the hunt for the 60-year-old man who attacked the employees after his membership was suspended
Police officers are pictured examining Cabana's apartment building in Manhattan
Cabana claims to be a 'stan' for stage and film productions, writing in his Instagram bio that 'watching talent makes my day'
Cabana's address is listed as The Times Square, a charity-run building at 255 West 43rd Street for formerly homeless people or people who are mentally ill.
Based on his address and Facebook post, which directly notes Bipolar disorder, it is believed that Cabana is battling mental health issues.
On social media, Cabana posted frantically about COVID, ranting about tourists not wearing masks and how he hated Donald Trump.
He also frequently posts about Broadway productions, ranking them on Show-Score.com, and other entertainment media news.
Cabana touts himself on his social media bios as a 'stan' for stage and film productions, noting that 'watching talent makes my day'.
His photos show him frequenting Broadway theaters, New York City music venues and local museums.
Cabana has an active presence on social media, touting himself as a New York Culture connoisseur
Cabana ranted on Facebook about COVID and tourists in New York City not wearing masks
In other posts, the 60-year-old poses in front of a counter at Shake Shack and in front of Broadway theaters
Cabana posted a selfie to Instagram on January 1, 2022 and listed 'Broadway Theatre District' as his location. His photos often show him frequenting Broadway theaters, New York City music venues and local museums
MoMa was closed on Sunday as crime investigators worked at the scene.
According to police, Cabana's membership to the museum was revoked on Friday for two unspecified incidents involving disorderly conduct. He is thought to have returned to the scene on Saturday to exact revenge.
Horrifying video footage from inside the museum shows him jumping on top of the reception desk, pulling out a knife, and stabbing the two employees before fleeing.
Police said one the employees was a 24-year-old woman being treated for stabs to the lower back and one stab to the back of her neck. The other was stabbed in the collar bone.
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Cabana, who jumped the museum turnstile and fled the scene after the attack, was last seen wearing a dark jacket, blue face mask and sunglasses, sources told DailyMail.com.
One of the victims had said, 'I'm going to get hazard pay,' as she was taken into an ambulance, the New York Post reported. Police have yet to name the victims.
Cops lined up and down 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan after they responded to reports of the stabbings, and people were advised to avoid the area, which is under investigation.
Police request anyone with information on the wanted suspect to contact investigators.
One of the stabbing victims was a 24-year-old woman working behind the reception desk
Despite her injuries, the woman was heard joking about receiving hazard pay after suffering stabs to her back and neck
Police are stationed at the entrance of the art gallery in Manhattan as the report two victims were attacked at around 4 p.m.
Museum visitors were instructed to quickly evacuate the scene. One group was stuck in the basement, with some people screaming and crying, before being called out by police to run out of the building (right)
Witnesses at the scene report that two women were being carried out on stretchers and taken to a nearby hospital
A FDNY ambulance was seen outside Moma as police said the victims' injuries were non-life threatening
One museum goer said the Moma was packed with visitors taking shelter from the snowstorm outside
John Miller, NYPD deputy commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism, said the suspect, who is on the run, was a member of the museum who had his membership revoked on Friday and attacked workers when they denied him entranceSeveral people who were in the MoMA at the time of the stabbing filmed the hectic evacuation as they were ushered by museum security to quickly exit the building.
One Twitter user with the handle Cheerleader52 said her group was locked in the basement without being told what was going on when the stabbing occurred.
'People were screaming and crying. Police told us to RUN,' the user wrote as they filmed the escape out of the museum.
Museum-goer David Durjerko, of Chicago, told NBC New York that the museum was full of visitors taking shelter from the snowstorm when the attack happened.
'Suddenly they said ''the museum's closed'' and people started running,' Durjerko said. 'Little panic on the escalators, and then they started shouting, ''Get out, get out for your own safety.'''
MoMA officials could not be immediately reached for comment.
Police have yet to report any arrest or charges filed in the stabbing.
Police are asking anyone with information about the stabber to contact officials
Police instructed people inside the museum to evacuate quickly as they secured the premises
Police officials secured the museum quickly. The investigation is still on going
Police have yet to report any arrest or charges filed in connection to the stabbing on Saturday.
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