IS claims Ohio State University attacker as its ‘soldier’

The officer who killed a man to stop an attack at Ohio State University is grateful for the outpouring of support he’s received from fellow police and the public, a union official said Tuesday.

The 18-year-old who attacked pedestrians on a United States university campus may have followed the same self-radicalization path as a number of other “lone wolf” attackers, police in Columbus, Ohio, said on Tuesday.

OSU Police Chief Craig Stone said Officer Alan Haruiko was on the scene within a minute, “engaged the suspect and eliminated the threat”.

The Columbus Fire Department says seven people had been taken to the hospital.

Katz said that Amaq’s claim suggested that Artan did not coordinate with the group, but that it had spent time looking at news reports to determine his motivation.

“If you want us Muslims to stop carrying lone wolf attacks, then make peace” with the Islamic State group, he allegedly wrote. But still, his senseless attack sent 11 victims to OSU’s Wexner Medical Center, one of which is considered to be in critical condition. “Think about what this tragedy could have meant. and fortunately from what I am understanding is that they are expecting a full recovery”. “Everyone is continuing to heal and work through the trauma of yesterday’s events”.

Payne said his message to others is to not live in fear or alter your daily life. Police said they are investigating whether it was a terrorist attack. They said cousins would often come and go. He said he would hold judgment until more is known. “I ran into a bathroom, luckily it was just a single stall and I was able to lock myself in there”.

“The man was going insane”, Bowers said of Artan.

“My prayers are with the families that all this happened to, but then I look at this kid that I’ve seen every day since I moved here”.

LeMaster said she and others were eventually led outside the building and she saw a body on the ground. Artan said he didn’t feel comfortable praying on campus.

“It happened so fast”, Clark said.

Law enforcement sources told Fox News on Tuesday that the reference of al-Awlaki on Abdul Razak Ali Artan’s social media accounts is “deeply concerning” because it could suggest he was self-radicalized before launching the attack. “As it was stopping, it clipped the back of my right leg”.

That was the evening before Artan attacked students and staff at OSU, first with his vehicle and then using a butcher knife.

The assailant was an immigrant from Somalia and a lawful permanent resident of the United States, two U.S. government sources said.

He was shot dead by a campus police officer moments after the attack.

Clark said that if Horujko “was here, I’d put my arm around him and tell him he’s got a lot to cope with in the days to come”. It’s what he was trained to do and what he did and who knows?