Authorities Name Suspect In OSU Attack As Abdul Razak Ali Artan

Police respond to reports of an attack on campus at Ohio State University, Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Authorities have identified the suspect who was killed by police following Monday’s attack at Ohio State University as Abdul Razak Ali Artan, an 18-year-old student at the school.

The university’s Department of Public Safety director, Monica Moll, confirmed Artan’s identity during a press conference Monday afternoon.

NBC News reported that Artan was born in Somalia and left the country with his family in 2007, moving first to Pakistan before moving to the United States as a legal permanent resident in 2014, according to officials.

Ohio State University Police chief Craig Stone told reporters at a news conference that a male suspect struck pedestrians with a motor vehicle before exiting the vehicle and attacking bystanders with a “butcher knife” at around 9:52 a.m.

At least nine people were transported to local hospitals after the attack, eight of whom were in stable and one of whom was in critical condition, according to Stone.

Authorities said in the news conference that it was “too early to say” whether the attack was planned, but that it was done “on purpose.”

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  1. Oh, fuck. Another excuse to ratchet up the xenophobia to 11.

  2. Well, this is going to be used to support the 2nd amendment argument for years to come. "You can attack a group of people with a car or a knife, but you don’t hear suggestions for “car control” or “knife control”.

    Oy.

  3. Trump: All Blacks must register on their way back to Africa. In the meantime, only The Whites can own a gun, preferably govt approved Assault Rifle at tax payer’s expense.

  4. So, not a refugee, but close enough to give the MSM an excuse for false equivalence?

  5. …but but knives…who gets to own THOSE???

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