Shooter reported at Ohio State University; suspect dead, several hospitalized
Nov 28, 2016, 8:57 AM | Updated: 1:51 pm
(AP Photo)
(AP Photo)
At least nine people were injured in stabbings, one critically, and a suspect was dead Monday morning after an active shooter was initially reported on the Ohio State University campus.
The attacker has been identified as a student at the Columbus, Ohio university, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, 18, a Somali refugee. He was listed as a legal permanent U.S. resident.
Witnesses told police that someone drove an SUV into a crowd on campus before hitting a parking structure. One of the injured was an officer.
NEW: Ohio State Univ. says police "continue to respond to a public safety incident" on campus, facts "still being verified." pic.twitter.com/OHQ53CXS51
— ABC News (@ABC) November 28, 2016
The Columbus Fire Department said two victims were in stable condition.
The student newspaper tweeted that at least one person had been taken from the campus garage in handcuffs. Authorities had clustered around the structure en masse. News outlets began reporting that at least one suspect was dead.
Classes were canceled after the shelter in place was lifted.
UPDATE 1/2 : Shelter in Place lifted. Scene is now secure. ALL classes are canceled on Columbus campus for the remainder of the day.
— OSU Emergency Mngmnt (@OSU_EMFP) November 28, 2016
https://twitter.com/TheLantern/status/803270623778709504
Students were warned from the campus’ social media emergency-situations account to “Run Hide Fight.”
Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus. Run Hide Fight. Watts Hall. 19th and College.
— OSU Emergency Mngmnt (@OSU_EMFP) November 28, 2016
JUST IN: At least 7 people transported following incident on Ohio State Univ. campus, Columbus Fire Dept. says. https://t.co/6EnFArS8RR pic.twitter.com/onE77VnUMs
— ABC News (@ABC) November 28, 2016
BREAKING: Fire department: 7 sent to hospital after active shooter reported at Ohio State, 2 stable, no details on other 5.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 28, 2016
Ambulances line Woodruff Avenue, street is blocked off between High and College pic.twitter.com/oQD7rhjP7y
— The Lantern (@TheLantern) November 28, 2016
PHOTO: Students barricade door to classroom amid incident at Ohio State University. https://t.co/KGuP6ey7OI pic.twitter.com/RFWdypDjCt
— ABC News (@ABC) November 28, 2016
Watts Hall is a materials science and engineering building.
A student in a dorm told <ahref=”http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-state-university-active-shooter-on-campus/” target=”_blank”> WBNS-Columbus that he had heard rumors of injuries to students, a professor and a suspected shooter.
Another student, Mike O’Connell, told the Columbus Dispatch he didn’t hear shots, but got the alerts.
“I just had a class over here an hour ago,” he said. “This is insane. I’ve never seen anything like this.”
“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.
Nearly 60,000 students attend classes at the main campus. Ohio State is one of the nation’s largest universities.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
