At approximately 9:52am a Somali male, suspected to be 18-year-old Abdul Razak Ali Artan (pictured left), a Somali refugee with a legal alien status (green card), drove a vehicle into a crowd of students on the campus of Ohio State University.
After exiting his vehicle Artan attacked the surrounding crowd with a large butchers knife injuring nine people before a campus police officer shot and killed the rampaging suspect.
Here is the suspect vehicle 2002 Honda (silver). In the police scanner below the vehicle registration (GHL-6769) checks backs back to Ali Mohammed, 20-year-old Somali Refugee (Listen to audio at 06:00 – 06:20)
Law enforcement officials told NBC News the suspect’s name is Abdul Artan, an 18-year-old student at the university. He was a Somali refugee who left his homeland with his family in 2007, lived in Pakistan and then came to the United States in 2014 as a legal permanent resident of the United States, officials said. (link)
Police Scanner at 06:15 identifies vehicle registration:
Vehicle Registration: Ali Mohammed 353 Nationwide Blvd.
UPDATE: Multiple outlets now report #OhioState attacker's name Abdul Razak Ali Artan, while car used for attack registered to a Muhammad Ali
— Lisa Daftari (@LisaDaftari) November 28, 2016
NEW: Deceased #OhioStateUniversity suspect tentatively identified as 20 yrs old Somali descent. Allegedly drove a car into a crowd.
— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCNN) November 28, 2016
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Ohio State University Statement:
A suspect has been shot and reported deceased. Victim injuries include stab wounds, injury by motor vehicle and other injuries that are being evaluated. At the recommendation of law enforcement, campus alerts for shelter in place have been lifted. Campus remains open during the continued investigation, although classes have been canceled for the remainder of the day.
Facts are still being verified. The university will continue to share information through Buckeye Alert and emergency.osu.edu. Our top priority remains the safety and security of our campus community. Our thoughts and prayers are with those injured and their families.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man crashed his vehicle into pedestrians on the Ohio State campus then slashed students with a butcher knife before being fatally shot Monday by a university police officer, authorities said.
Nine people were rushed to hospitals and one was in critical condition, school President Michael Drake said.
“We prepare for situations like this but we hope we never have one,” Drake said.
The drama began shortly before 10 a.m. ET, when the suspect, who was not named, drove up over the curb and began his attack, university public safety director Monica Moll said.
“Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College” the university’s emergency management agency tweeted shortly before 10 a.m. ET. “Run hide fight” is emergency protocol used to warn people to flee if possible, hide from the shooter and, if all else fails, fight for your life.
Later, the agency tweeted a warning to “Continue to shelter in place in north campus area. Follow directions of Police on scene.”
A SWAT team, K9 and bomb squad units and scores of law enforcement officials descended on the sprawling campus. Less than two hours after the first alert, university police said the shelter-in-place order was lifted and the “scene was secure.” Classes were canceled for the rest of the day. (read more)