OSU Attack Suspect Identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan: Officials

[MadDAsHell]

Source: ABC News

The man suspected in an attack at Ohio State University today has been identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan, according to law enforcement officials. The officials confirmed Artan's identity as authorities conducted a search of an address in Columbus, Ohio, that was associated with Artan in public records.

School officials said this morning's attack on the OSU campus began when the assailant drove a vehicle into several people, then exited the vehicle and began slashing at them with a knife.

A police officer near the scene responded almost immediately, shooting and killing the attacker within about a minute of the beginning of the attack. Several of the knife attack victims have been treated at nearby hospitals and are expected to survive.

Sources told ABC News that the man is of Somali descent and is a legal permanent resident in the United States. Sources said authorities believe they have found at least one posting from the attacker on Facebook, with one source saying information being collected indicates he made what was described as a "declaration" on Facebook expressing some sort of grievances over attacks on Muslims.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/osu-attack-suspect-identified-abdul-razak-ali-artan/story?id=43827435

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Ugh...awful to hear. 1 dead (the suspect) and at least 8 hospitalized.

He's being described by some outlets as a "Somali refugee;" that kind of potent political weapon for Trump and his ilk is the last thing we need right now...

[LonePirate]

1. The attacker being an immigrant will only empower the Racist-in-Chief's bigoted supporters

I guess we should have expected this as a white male or citizen would have used a gun.

[David__77]

7. I wouldn't expect that a white male or citizen would have used a gun. How would I know?

If this act was motivated by a pro-terrorist ideology, then I think that's relevant to discussion of this attack.

[hrmjustin]

2. Glad they got the SOB little terrorist and glad his victims are still alive.

[oberliner]

3. Seems like he was following the ISIS playbook

There have been several driving into people and stabbing them sort of attacks - in fact, I think ISIS is specifically calling on "lone wolfs" to do that sort of thing.

[ck4829]

4. I was at 19th and College Avenue, close to where it went down

a short time before the attack happened. Had I decided not to head to Thompson Library earlier to study for an extra credit assignment, I do not know what would have happened.

OSU has a vibrant Muslim population, if he had launched a larger attack, it would have no doubt brought them into bloodshed if there already isn't at least one Muslim victim. Of course, Artan and people in Daesh don't care about that, they see themselves as always-right who can kill with impunity.

[christx30]

5. He was profiled in Humans of Ohio State, a column in the local paper.

https://mobile.twitter.com/neilkli/status/803328678910459904/photo/1

Read what he's saying. Would this be irony? There aren't any prayer rooms here, so I'm going to pray whenever, then people will think I'm a terrorist, because the Media tells them I am.

[Yo_Mama]

8. And when no one attacked him, he attributed that to God?

Not tolerance?

Unless college campuses have changed an awful lot since I was on one, praying wouldn't raise an eyebrow.

[ck4829]

9. Exactly, it hasn't changed. It speaks to an issue this guy had

At both Columbus State and OSU, I've turned a corner or entered a stairwell and encountered Muslims praying on a number of occasions, and nobody batted an eye.