Greatest magnitude. President trump tweeting new york city, looks like another attack by aic sick and deranged person. Law enforcement following this closely. Not in the usa, he says. Despite the horrifying number of the people kill and injured here it could have been far worse. An officer stationed nearby stopped the carnage moments after it began. Well continue to monitor for the latest. Nancy chen, abc7 news. Michelle a lot of folks calling that heroic officer a hero tonight. This statement coming from the d. C. Police department. They said as a Law Enforcement Agency Responsible for protecting the nations capitol we are actively working in coordination with the local and the federal Law Enforcement partners as well as Homeland Security agencies to ensure the safety of all visitors and the residents d. C. If you see something, say something. Jonathan nancy chen will update us as we learn it and world news tonight will have extensive coverage starting at 6 30. You can get alerted to
What do you have . This terroristic attack is about a lone wolf trying to commit the ata acs of terror and harm and death. Law enforcement know they are using a vehicle used for terror lets talk about the person that police have in custody. 29yearold Sayfullo Saipov. 29 years old the video here captured from the witness that saw him in the streets today brandishing what looked to be two weapons. Police later identifying the weapons to be a pellet gun and paint ball type of gun as well. They will try to look more into his background. Who is he . Who does he know . And who he is talking to as of late. And could there be more coming . They have to keep that on the radar. But there is no indication that there is a wider threat at this point. The images out at the scene horrific. The bicycles along this bike path stretched out there mangle add long the street of first responders, ran and rushed to the scene. Eight people confirmed dead and 11 people transferred from the scene there. And str
Bicycles did you see on the floor . good bicycles did you see on the floor . L good four. Did it surprise you . You never normally see Something Like this happen around here, especially around here, we looked outside the window and they were laying dead, they werent even covered yet. What did you hear, did you hear the gunshots . We didnt hear the gunshots. Wejust gunshots . We didnt hear the gunshots. We just got up in class, we heard someone was shot and we ran to the window and there were bodies lying there. An eyewitness has described the incident. What i saw was that the driver, he didnt look like he was bleeding or anything per se. But he did have a noticeable limp as he got out the car, he looked like he was breaking his foot a little bit and he was screaming in the street, he looked frustrated, panicked and confused. From there a whole bunch of customers started running past me, a whole bunch of people started running my weight yelling, hes got a gun, hes got a gun. Did you see
The Investigative Unit learned the suspect was not on law enforcements radar. There was nothing to indicate he was planning in attack. Again, Police Believe he acted alone but this is just a preliminary finding. They are working to confirm if he is indeed a lone wolf or if he had help. Raj. Thanks, janell. Unfortunately this is the new reality of terror attacks, driving through a crowd. We have seen it happen efrl siems in the last few months. In august 13 people were killed when a terrorist drove through a crowd in barcelona. One of the victims jared tucker of lafayette. In june a driver on the London Bridge hit a number of people when the car crashed three men got out and ran and stabbed people in restaurants and pubs. Here in the United States in summer . Charlottesville, a White Nationalist rally escalated. A driver plowed through a group of counterprotesters killing one woman. We have Bay Area Police agencies stepping up patrols on the active halloween night. Nbc bay area anser ha
1am in london, and 9 00 in the evening in new york, where eight people have been killed and a dozen injured, in what police are describing as a terrorist attack. It took place in Lower Manhattan, when a truck drove down a pedestrian and bike path, near a school. The vehicle hit cyclists and people on foot before crashing into a school bus, injuring children inside. The driver then got out and was shot by the police. Hes been taken into custody and described by authorities as a 29 year old male. We begin our coverage with this report from nick bryant. A riverside bike path in Lower Manhattan, where cyclists were mown down by a vehicle that appears to have deliberately mounted the curb. Eyewitnesses described the white pick up truck being driven at high speed. The path was scattered with damaged bikes and injured riders. Moments afterwards, the truck appears to have rammed another vehicle, outside one of new yorks most prestigious schools, and this footage appears to show this suspect le