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Ohio State University attack: Suspect killed after nine injured in campus attack Ohio State University attack: Suspect killed after nine injured in 'possible terror' attack
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A man armed with a butcher knife was shot and killed after hitting students with his vehicle and stabbing several others at Ohio State University, authorities announced on Monday afternoon. The attack left eight victims hospitalized—four with stab wounds and four injured by the motor vehicle—with non-life-threatening injuries. A man armed with a butcher knife was shot and killed after hitting students with his vehicle and stabbing several others at Ohio State University, authorities announced on Monday afternoon. The attack left eight victims hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
Authorities have not identified a motive but are not ruling out that the incident was terror-related. Authorities have not identified a motive but are not ruling out that the incident was terror-related. The suspect has only been identified as an 18-year-old Somali refugee, per MSNBC.
Witnesses said that the suspect jumped the curb outside Watts Hall and intentionally ran into a group of students. Other witnesses said that someone pulled a fire alarm inside the building and as students poured out of the building they were hit by the vehicle. The person then exited the vehicle with a gun and knife before he began shooting students. Just before 10am, the school issued an alert urging anyone near Watts Hall at 19th Avenue and College road to run, hide, or fight. SWAT vans, police cruisers, and emergency vehicles responded to the campus. The emergency lockdown was lifted by 11:30am and police announced that the area was secured at the 60,000 student campus.
Witnesses reported that the assailant’s vehicle jumped the curb outside Watts Hall and intentionally ran into a group of students. Other witnesses said that a fire alarm was pulled inside the building and as students poured out of the building they were struck by the automobile. The suspect then began stabbing students and was eventually shot dead by a police officer responding to the incident.
SWAT vans and emergency responders surrounded the garage on Lane Avenue at 10:40am, the university’s student newspaper The Lantern reports.SWAT vans and emergency responders surrounded the garage on Lane Avenue at 10:40am, the university’s student newspaper The Lantern reports.
“Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College,” the university alert system tweeted on Monday.“Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College,” the university alert system tweeted on Monday.
Nearly 66,000 students attend the university in Columbus, Ohio.  President Barack Obama has been briefed on the shooting and has asked to be updated on developments in the case, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters on Monday. 
While the incident unfolded, Governor John Kasich tweeted his thoughts and prayers to the Ohio State community, “Be safe, listen to first responders.”While the incident unfolded, Governor John Kasich tweeted his thoughts and prayers to the Ohio State community, “Be safe, listen to first responders.”
Facebook has activated its safety-check feature so students can alert friends and family members of their well-being.Facebook has activated its safety-check feature so students can alert friends and family members of their well-being.
There have now been 355 mass shootings reported across the country in 2016 alone, according to GunViolenceArchive.org, a nonprofit that tracks shootings with four or more victims shot and/or killed in a single incident.