UPDATE Nov. 28, 5 p.m. The incident initially reported as a shooting involved a Somali-born Ohio State University student who plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus and then got out and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was shot to death by an officer. Police said they are investigating whether it was a terrorist attack.
Read more: Terrorism suspected in car-and-knife attack at Ohio State (includes photos added Nov. 29.)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A shooting at Ohio State University sent seven people to the hospital Monday morning, the Columbus Fire Department said shortly after the school sent a series of tweets telling students to shelter in place and to “Run Hide Fight.”
Two of those people are in stable condition, the department said. It had no information on the other five people. It was not immediately clear whether the shooting was still in progress.
Around 10 a.m., the university’s emergency management department tweeted “Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College.” Watts Hall is a materials science and engineering building.
“Run, hide, fight” is standard protocol for active shooter situations. It means: Run, evacuate if possible; hide, get silently out of view; or fight, as a last resort, take action to disrupt or incapacitate the shooter if your life is in imminent danger.
The university followed up with another tweet: “Continue to shelter in place in north campus area. Follow directions of Police on scene.” The university asked for anyone with information to call police.
Many police vehicles were at the scene. No other information was immediately available.
With nearly 60,000 students at its main Columbus campus, Ohio State is one of the nation’s largest universities.
Written by ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press, and JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press.
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This is absolutely terrible news. I’m hoping there will be no loss of life. my prayers are with them !
Should be updated to “stabbings”, not “shootings”.
(unless you’re worried about the dead perp)
Wilbur, as the story developed Monday, we published a second report. I’ve added a note at the top of this first report to that effect, which certainly makes sense. Thank you for the prompt. 🙂
Here’s the second report. It has been further updated this morning with photos and additional quotes:
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2016/11/28/apc-terrorism-suspected-in-car-and-knife-attack-at-ohio-state/#.WD1_zKIrLFw
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You may want to revise this article. It wasn’t a shooting, it was a car and knife attack.
Definitely, Morgan, and thank you. As I replied to Wilbur: As the story developed Monday, we published a second report. I’ve added a note at the top of this first report to that effect, which certainly makes sense.
Here’s the second report. It has been further updated this morning with photos and additional quotes:
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2016/11/28/apc-terrorism-suspected-in-car-and-knife-attack-at-ohio-state/#.WD1_zKIrLFw
ST. GEORGE NEWS
Joyce Kuzmanic
Editor in Chief