An Ohio State University student was shot dead by police after he plowed into pedestrians with a car and then stabbed multiple people with a butcher's knife at the OSU campus in Columbus this morning, officials said. The scene is now secure, officials said.
Eleven people were transported to local hospitals, officials said. One is in critical condition.
OSU said in a statement that the "injuries include stab wounds, injury by motor vehicle and other injuries that are being evaluated" and that "facts are still being verified."
The incident was reported by OSU officials as an active shooter warning shortly before 10 a.m.
Less than two hours later, OSU police said the scene was secure and police lifted the shelter-in-place alert.
The incident happened at 9:52 a.m., when the suspect struck pedestrians with a car, officials said at a news conference. The suspect then exited the vehicle and used a butcher's knife to cut multiple people, officials said. An officer then shot and killed the suspect, officials said.
The suspect was identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan, an OSU student, officials said at a press conference this afternoon.
Officials said Artan was in a car alone when he struck about eight pedestrians. The motive is not known at this time, officials said.
Sources told ABC News that authorities believe the attacker is of Somali descent and is a legal permanent resident of the U.S.
Sources also said authorities are looking at a Facebook post to determine if it is connected to the suspect. The post reads, "I am sick and tired of seeing my fellow Muslim brothers and sisters being killed and tortured EVERYWHERE ... I can't take it anymore. America! Stop interfering with other countries ... [if] you want us Muslims to stop carrying lone wolf attacks."
