MAJOR UPDATE: It turns out the car was registered to Mohammed Ali, but the police are giving us a different name of the attacker – Abdul Razak Ali Artan:
UPDATE: Multiple outlets now report #OhioState attacker's name Abdul Razak Ali Artan, while car used for attack registered to a Muhammad Ali
— Lisa Daftari (@LisaDaftari) November 28, 2016
Here’s more on Abdul Razak Ali Artan:
Law enforcement officials told NBC News the suspect’s name is Abdul Artan, an 18-year-old student at the university. He was a Somali refugee who left his homeland with his family in 2007, lived in Pakistan and then came to the United States in 2014 as a legal permanent resident of the United States, officials said.
The motive was unknown, but officials said the attack was clearly deliberate and may have been planned in advance.
“This was done on purpose,” Stone said.
Here’s a photo:
#BREAKING: Suspect in Ohio State attack is Abdul Razak Ali Artan; Born in 1998 in #Somalia – @NBCNews pic.twitter.com/46JO8ShsAo
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) November 28, 2016
And here’s an article in the Ohio State Lantern where they feature Artan and he tells them he’s a Muslim and that he has to pray five times a day (click to enlarge):
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ORIGINAL POST:
Both CBS and NBC are reporting that the he suspect in the Ohio State University attack was a 20-year-old Somali refugee who was also student there. NBC reporter Pete Williams also says that this appears to have been a planned attack:
UPDATE: A 20-year-old Somali man is the suspect in the Ohio State University attack https://t.co/G7ANHT8lbn pic.twitter.com/kdOzF7aWiV
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 28, 2016
So I guess we can officially use the term Islamic terrorism and it wouldn’t surprise me if this was done in the name of ISIS.
UPDATE: Here’s a photo and video of one of the men arrested:
Media confirms that Ohio State University suspect was a Muslim refugee #PrayForOSU pic.twitter.com/DQGMFKgYDT
— Jenna Abrams (@Jenn_Abrams) November 28, 2016
UPDATE 2: Liz Wheeler at OANN reveals the name of the attacker is Ali Mohammed:
REPORT: Ohio State attacker was Somali refugee, car registered to the name Ali Mohammed.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) November 28, 2016
UPDATE 3: The name “Ali Mohammed” came from the police via Scanner Audio (cued up to 6 minute mark):