Avenue struck pedestrians. He exited the vehicle and used a butcher knife to start cutting pedestrians. There were multiple injuries related to lacerations or cuts most likely as the chief said from the stab wounds from the butcher knife. Reporter officials arent releasing the suspects name but sources say hes a legal resident of the u. S. Originally from somali. Elizabeth hur abc news, new york. Well, video from inside a nearby classroom shows how students frantically tried to protect themselves from any type of threat. They worked together to stack chairs up against one of the doors as soon as they saw that campus alert come out. Faculty and students say they do drills and prepare for moments just like this. Reporter . Once word of the attack started to spread facebook activated its security check. The feature al llewes users to mark themselves as safe so that friends and family know that they are okay. And our coverage of the attack at ohio state continues on the 6abc app. There we
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
Butchers knife. Our officer was on scene in less than a minute and he ended the situation less than a minute. He engaged the suspect and eliminated the threat. This is being considered a possible act of terror. That is the latest at the live desk. Im scott macfarlane. Back to you. And in cuba be preparations are under way for tributes to fairfax county. Go a memorial, but there are a lot of questions about what comes next in terms of cuba and the u. S. Jay gray is live with the latest. Reporter good evening from havana. Lines continue to stretch in almost every direction in a place that is dealing with both emotion after the death of fairfax county. The blast of cannons shatters the uneasy silence. A 21 gun salute to El Commandante perform schoolchildren, adults, even the son of raul castro, thousands wait f past the simple memorial. Its just a few seconds, but for now, its an emotional good by. He was the symbol of cuba. Reporter this cuban journalist says even though he was no longer