Road, the new headline at this hour. Good evening. And were just back from our weekend reporting from cuba, and we begin tonight with the breaking news right here at home. Shortly before 10 00 this morning, a campuswide alert going out at ohio state university. A suspect on the attack. The chilling warning in a tweet to run, hide, fight. A Massive Police response. The fbi joining in. Students in classrooms with whatever they could find. The suspect had rammed his car into a crowd of students, bystanders, then taking aim with a butchers knife. There were multiple victims. The suspect was killed by an officer, and tonight, we know the attackers identity. Abcs alex perez, leading us off from columbus. Reporter tonight, a terrifying scene at ohio state university. The chaos starting as the campus Authorities Say a male suspect in a car deliberately jumps a curb and plows into pedestrians. Fire department. This is osu. We have a vehicle that struck several pedestrians. Reporter the driver t
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Odonnell good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im Norah Odonnell. The assault was sudden and violent, and within moments the campus of Ohio State University with 60,000 students was locked down. 11 people were hurt when a student from somalia attacked with a car and then a knife in what is being investigated as an act of terror. A Police Officer shot and killed the suspect. And hes in columbus. Additional units to the area of 19th and college. We have several pedestrians struck by a vehicle. Reporter the time on the ohio state campus was 9 52 a. M. A clutch of students and teachers had assembled outside because a building fire alarm sounded. They were easy targets for man who drove his honda civic on to the sidewalk and into them, then got out and slashed as many onlookers as he could with a i need medics at the lab as soon as possible. All patients are alert and oriented, but severe bleeding out of some of them. Reporter the attacker was i
Where like one final push i got him out and he ran. Reporter a few moments later, Surveillance Video captured this man matching the description of the attacker entering the nearby sunoco on frankford avenue and knights road. People in the store that said that the guy came running in shortness of breath as if he had left somewhere so its all matching up that this guy is certainly someone we want to talk to. Reporter Ben Seay Salem director of Public Safety fred herron says the suspect may be a homeless man who frequents the area around the bensalemphiladelphia border. As the search continues for the attacker the victim says shes grateful that her daughter was not injured. Shes 10 years old and shes worried she didnt do enough that her mom had to go through something and she couldnt help and i told her look like her only job is to stay safe. Reporter now, the suspect is approximately 5 feet 9inches tall. He may be white, possibly asian and anyone with any information is asked to call ben
Looking for help. We were asleep. We heard these big shots, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, like that. So we knew somebody was shooting. Reporter neighbors heard the gunfire and said the street was filled with kids waiting for their bus. It was a lot of little children that come that camp the bus in between these corners. Some kids ran up this way. We saw some kids jump on the bus and some of the bus drivers were telling the kids get on the bus for their protection. Reporter the victim a students at Dickinson High School was that rushed to a. I. Dupont childrens hospital. Hes listed in critical condition. A classmate today wished him a speedy recovery. I hope he comes out better and i wish luck for him and his family. Reporter neighbors here are having a hard time believing someone could do this to a students and around students starting their school day. Ridiculous. I mean, its disgusting. Theres really no theres really no description for it other than just disgusting and s i mean, its
Hour. Good evening. And were just back from our weekend reporting from cuba, and we begin tonight with the breaking news right here at home. Shortly before 10 00 this morning, a campuswide alert going out at ohio state university. A suspect on the attack. The chilling warning in a tweet to run, hide, fight. A Massive Police response. The fbi joining in. Students barricading themselves in classrooms with whatever they could find. The suspect had rammed his car into a crowd of students, bystanders, then taking aim with a butchers knife. There were multiple victims. The suspect was killed by an officer, and tonight, we know the attackers identity. Abcs alex perez, leading us off from columbus. Reporter tonight, a terrifying scene at ohio state university. The chaos starting as the campus is coming to life. Its just before 10 00 a. M. , the Authorities Say a male suspect in a car deliberately jumps a curb and plows into pedestrians. Fire department. This is osu. We have a vehicle that stru