this was supposed to be the first semester for abdul ali artan at osu. authorities are looking into whether this may have been an act of terrorism. abdul ali artan told others that he felt scared to pray in public on his first day at school because of what he described his mistreatment of muslims in the media. >> what do we know about the attacker? was he alone or? did he have friends on campus?>> reporter: at this point, we don't know that much about abdul ali artan . we believe he transferred from a community college this fall so he would've only been here a few months. the fbi has told cbs news that through social media, they have found at least a recent post where abdul ali artan said he was mad about the mixed treatment of muslims everywhere . back to from columbus, ohio. >>> president-elect donald trump interviewed more candidates for his team today at trump tower. >> reporter: the latest candidate met with mr. trump. this for the secretary of state position. other advisors another cabinet hopefuls also met with trump. petronius resigned after being

a student by the same name abdul artan complained to the newspaper, the lat terne, there weren't any places to pray on campus and he thought people were afraid of him because he was a muslim. he plowed his car into a crowd of students and pulled out a butcher knife and attacked them before he was taken down by a police officer. we are talking about how that horrific scene played out. >> he appeared on the sidewalk. i saw one guy (indiscernible n. (. everybody was shouting run, run, run. >> hear a loud bangnd i saw a huge crowd. people like really running and really screaming like something is going on. then i heard the three gun shots and for about that same area. >> in all 11 people were injured in this attack. one of them critically. we are expected to get an update on their condition later this morning. clayton, heather? >> garrett tenney live for us. >> ties to terror. key focus as police dig into the suspect's past. peter king said this attack had all of the hall marks of terrorism. >> i would be surprised if it is not terrorism. we can't make a final conclusion but a somali ref

the attack. >> the suspect's name we can confirm that the suspect was an osu student named abdul razak alli artan. we do not have any information at the moment on motive. >> abdul razak artan. >> they traced the 2002 honda civic to this apartment building on nationwide boulevard a it is unclear if artan lived at that address. artan surfaced on the campus newspaper the first day of school in a feature article, artan, who is muslim says the campus is a huge place and didn't know where to pray. he said he wanted to pray in the open and was afraid of "everything going on in the media." every osu student even the governor knows his name. >> what happened we may never did what they did or why they snapped. we may never find out but we will have more information. >>> we checked to see if artan his a criminal past in franklin county at least and couldn't find anything as the governor put it, who knows, maybe snapped. >> mark: carl, thank you very much for digging up. we appreciate it. >> very good. >>> still plenty to come on cleveland 19 news. up next we continue to u out of columbus as we go to break.

we are learning more about the suspect. 18-year-old abdul artan. he slammed his car into the crowd at ohio state university and came out and slashing people with a large knife. he was a student at the university and just before he launched this attack, officials tell us he posted on his facebook page and went on an anti-american rant and grievances of muslims attacked all over the world. he went on america stop interfering with other countries. my brothers and sisters, i am sick and tired of seeing my brothers and sisters killed and tortured everywhere. he said every single muslim who disapproves my action is a sleeper cell waiting for a signal. i'm warning you, america. officials are going through all of his electronic media arn tnd talking to his friends. they have not determined a motive, but terrorism is a possibility. we know he spoke to the local newspaper at the university last year and he talked about feeling uncomfortable showing his pus limb faith on campus. his mother says he never spoke to her about that. he was a good kid. the only thi

i never expected him to across the street and says abdul razak ali artan was quiet but friendly customer. >> he never talked about whatever happened in different countries or what is going on with moslems. >> investigators are now trying to determine if abdul razak ali artan's attack was inspired by isis. jack is now worried what happened at osu will reflect on the moslem community. >> i am to be honest with you. to take us to. >> abdul razak ali artan was not himself on sunday he says and seems depressant neighbor wonders if that was a sign that he was planning the attack for the very next day. investigators are now saying that it appears the attack was isis. inspired. bob jones, news 5. >>> we have been digging around on social media and we found this message the attacker posted on facebook. it says i can't take it anymore america. countries especially the moslem oma. if you want moslems to stop carrying out attacks make peace. he was featured in the moslem newspaper. the leaders in ohio are urging people not to jump to conclusions. >> we do know of somalia heritage and this is a enoug

reporter: this is the apartment complex near columbus where abdul razak ali artan lived. we stopped by and knocked on the door and his here. we talked to a neighbor next door and she told us that abdul razak ali artan did seem off the day before the attack. still, no one expected what what happened yesterday on the campus of ohio state university. no one expected that abdul razak ali artan could be capable of such violence. lou ann car nagan says he was kind and helped her daughter get diaper bags and the children out of the car with she knew he was an osu student and if he resentment towards the u.s. he kept it quiet until the post before the attack when he wrote if you want us moslems to stop attacks make peace. after that he drove in a car of people and stabs people with a butcher knife and before that people knew him as friendly revenue wasn't himself before the attack. >> my daughter saw him one day before the attack and she thought he was off. and when he looked up at her, he hung his head back down. reporter: lou ann also told us that she gave interview to investiga

here's the story from columbus >> reporter: officials identified the suspect as 18- year-old abdul artan, a student here at the university of here started today, the university sent out ?o?omessages in tweets saying run, hide, fight. that yi how runnin coult in even greater danger. >>> two cu footll plays face chargeafter a outside the and today could be one ?of the warmest this week. meteorologist becky ditchfield is in the 9news backyard. at snow in the metr >> it's very possible. flurries possible tomorrow morning and another chance showup fridaybut the have from wolf creek down into crested bue, 11 inches of snow on the ground, steamboat a couple days. it's been a while since we've had -- i would say since last season since we've had a long stretch like this of cold inch base. around aspen about 4 inches of winding down across our northern and centra we a flurryu major accumu. around the city, 38 at 7:00 and at 8:00 36. we'll talk in more detail about the winds. the winds will return tuesday definitely into wednesday this air that sticks around, too. a lot of people say it's a shock

numerous 911 calls on ohio state campus monday abdul artan is the suspect ran his car into people began stabbing with a killed by officer alan horujko. he came to the western somalian 2014. there searching his apartment looking into postings on facebook complaining about attacks on muslims, he said i'm so sick and tired of seeing my fellow muslim brothers and sisters killed and tortured and cannot take it, in august he wa quoted in a profile to say that he was scared to pray openly on kansas as a muslim, the place are speaking to witnesses said it started when the alarm went off over what it was outside , the car plowed through students they said that it they thought was accidental. >> digital still running by the gas pedal was stuck as though the car was out of control so through a check and make sure that the injured were okay in the driver was okay and as soon as it had settled down he got o the car and began stabbing he attended previously columbus day community college, they said that he graduated the spring of 2016 with no record of behavioral or disciplinary issues, the neighbor

it all started at 9:52 this morning when the attacker, abdul artan drove his car into a crowd, then he got out of the car and began stack people with a knife. he was shot by a campus police officer who happened to be in the area at the time investigating the report of gas leak. >> an individual drove on to a sidewalk striking several individuals and then exited the vehicle with a knife and cut and or stabbed other individuals before being encountered by one of the university's police officers. >> the attacker was a student on the attacker's background but first we head to columbus where tara molina and bob jones have been talking to witnesses all day. it's an event that has everyone there still on edge. >> reporter: absolutely danita. talk about a pretty horrific day here at ohio state, students still shaken up tonight. now for many of them this all started with attacks. for chaos. >> this girl comes in in absolute hysterics. she couldn't talk. >> students ran from watts hall where osu student abdul artan drove through a crowd hitting people, then hopped out of the car and hit people w

abdul razak ali artan. >> he graduated from community college in may, but something changed from who you saw here and who you saw here behind the wheel of a relative's cakes he did it purposely. >> 18-year-old abdul artan launched what appeared to be a deliberate attack on his classmates, dropping a curb and crash nothing faculty and students gathered at osu and he didn't stop there, he got out to attack those closest with a butcher knife. >> he ran out a knife and is taking down people. >> investigators are looking at whether terrorist propaganda might have inspired it. isis and al-qaeda have urged knives. they injured 9 people at the minnesota mall and a july attack in neice that left 84 people dead and there may abdul razak ali artan's own words, he allegedly left a rant on his facebook page writing that attacks on muslims around the world led to a boiling point and that i can't take it any more. it american cleric was killed. he fled pakistan and fled the country to become a permanent american resident here in the u.s. and now he's part of the bomb squad on hand. >> and he came b

he is 18 years old and osu student and somali descent, our first look at him, his name is abdul razak ali artan the motive still not clear tonight, investigators say they have not ruled out terrorism and the deliberate and may have been planned in advance. >> the suspect plowed a car into a group of people on the sidewalk he jumped out and started stabbing people. >> there were 11 victims taken to local hospitals including one person could agree injured. >> a scene on the campus of ohio state, a heroic lease officer by the name of alan horujko stop the person who campus critically injuring one. we have information that says the suspect was a student at the university. it came as an active shooter called shots fired. >> people started running. people said don't go to campus.>> police swarmed the campus after reports of a gunman on the loose. the university alerted students and staff tweeting active shooter on campus run fight. >> there were three gunshots. >> around noon a student captured this cell phone video they shot and killed the scene secure. it turned out to be a man that police took dow

his name is abdul artan. students we few minutes ago that all of the buildings around campus have reopened. they are able to go back to get anything they may have left behind. for hours it was locked down. these are behind me actually the chemical labs. so where the chemistry classes are being held day-to-day here on ohio state's campus. michelle: brooks, what can you short while ago that he allegedly made before the attack? do you know more about that? reporter: what we know is the postings had flagged the attention of many federal agencies including the f.b.i. one of my federal sources told me they are not ruling out terrorism at this point. all the options are on the table. we saw plenty of a.t.f. agents, even i.c.e. -- jonathan: we have to cut you off. there is a press conference starting. we want quick. that is the president of the university. >> the original victims were struck by the car at 9:52 this morning. the officer encountered the individual by 7:53. -- 9:53. neutralized by 9:503. then there were

investigators say they have no reason to believe abdul artan's family knew about what he was planning. friends say he was a devout muslim and loved america loved go to school. this is video from his graduation at columbus state community college. last night students staff and faculty gathered on ohio state's campus as part of the healing process. and just hours before, one ofartan's victims spoke publicly for the first time about the attack. professor william clark says at first he thought it was a crash. >> a little bit dazed and thinking how to get up and other side, the roadside the driver's side and had begun to attack students and there was a lot of noise and shouting. >> reporter: at last check 3 of the 11 victims are still in the hospital this morning. but coming up in the next half- hour, we will dig a little deeper into where the investigation stands especially when it comes to determining a motive for the attack. >> all right see you again. >>> now the other big story this morning the severe weather in the south. at least 3 people are dead and several more storms in alabama.

page. >> police and federal agents tonight are searching the apartment where they say the attacker abdul artan livered. they are going through his social media and interviewing family and friends looking for are a motive. law enforcement officials say shortly before artan plowed into to be his facebook page saying that attacks on muslims around world "let to boiling point. i can't take it any more. authorities say artan was born in somalia. fled with his family to pakistan in 2007. and came to u.s. through jfk airport in 2014. he was lawful permanent u.s. resident. investigators are looking whether artan was inspired by overseas propaganda isis and al qaeda urge follower to carry out attack tax. two months an for knife attack had hurt nine people minnesota shopping mall. and french police say a truck attack in july that quilled 84 people in nice was inspire by isis campus ploy is a they are confident came to campus alone to carry out the attack by now they are investigating if anyone helped plan that attack following a develop are story at 11 elderly man in tewksbury rescued from his burning h

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investigators say abdul artan bought the butcher knife he used to cut the victims that what set off abdul artan but they say there was no established contact with isis or other terror groups which disputes another claim from the islamic state's media agency a post was left on the facebook page expressing anger over attacks on muslims and they have no reason to think his family knew what he was planning. three of the 11 victims are in the hospital this morning and are expected to make a full recovery. >>> ohio lawmakers could vote on a bill as ea that would allow concealed handguns on campuses. the house passed the bill last year and is in the hands of state senator letting college decide whether to allow concealed handguns on school property and allows guns in day care facilities and police stations. >>> president-elect donald trump is coming back to the buckeye state to lawn. victory tour. he wants to say thank you to the swing states that helped put him in office. he will hold a rally in cincinnati thursday night. pennsylvania michigan and florida and coming out -- up at 5:40 more on th

police shooting death. >> reporter: tonight a preliminary autopsy report gives us a better idea how abdul artan died. the report released by the franklin county coroner says artan was shot multiple times to the head and chest. homicide. the findings are preliminary. a final determination will be made when the coroner completes her report and that could take up to 8 weeks. we are awaiting news on the release of artan's body according to the muslim faith all muslims should be buried the day of their death or within 24 hours. getting answers carl monday cleveland 19. >> romona: thank you, carl. all 11 victims are expected to recover. released their names. three have ties to our area. we will have more for you tonight at 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00. we have continuing coverage on our app with more of today's "news conferences" and look for updates on cleveland19.com and social media. >> mark: now the fires in tennessee. three more bodies have been recovered from the wildfires bringing the death toll to 7. right now it is believed more search-and-rescue missions are ongoing while fires rage in some places

the fbi is investigating any terror connections to the attacker, abdul artan, and they are searching his electronic dices for any clues right now. -- devices for any clues right now. mike tobin has the latest. >> reporter: a lot of praises being heaped on the police officer, the campus police officer who stopped the attack while it was ongoing. officer alan horujko, and it's interesting to note that some of his training goes back to the israeli defense forces, and their counterterrorism technique. it is intended to stop an attacker when there is no time to wait for backup, and that is exactly the scenario we saw play out here on the campus. now, about that attacker, as you mentioned, we are learning more about abdul artan, 18 years old in this country legally. he did leave hints online, although investigators say he was not on their radar. he ranted about the treatment of muslims in burma, he warned about sleeper cells in new york, he praised anwar al-awlaki, an individual who was born in the united states, radicalized, killed in a u.s. drone strike, and he's become a symbol, if you

. >> abdul artan atraduation last month. he launched a deliberatettack his classtes. captured the suspect alone driving a relative's car. moments later, authorities say artan jumped a curve crashing into unsuspecting fax you you -- students.cting fty?$ a >> 11 faculty, student and staff membersgz?v were injured the entire 2,000-acre campus went into lockdown. >> it's >> law enforcement officials are 20 u.s. airport in 2014. beginning. >> that w?' n goff re are looking to see if anybody helped the attack her perhaps from overseas. they're looking at his personal life to see if anything trig herbed his actions. >>> -- triggered his actions. >>> wildfires continue to burn. one of the worst hit near gatlinburg, tennessee. wildfires have damaged and they're all in the burn unit at vanderbilt university center in gnash i will have. hundreds of firefights state rsonnel and national guard to fight the flas and on peion on the green burne less than first thought firetelly said ridge of green mountain and lakewood. after taking a closer i >? crs arsotwe puttinndb+g out hot. rig

. >> reporter: you mentioned the suspect has been identified as 18-year-old abdul artan a first year student at ohio state university. in cases like this, the big question is always why. what is it that would drive a person to stake their car and plow into a car of students and then pull out a butcher knife and begin attacking folks? there is still at this hour no motive for this attack. that's something they're looking into. they are not ruling anything out we are told including the possibility of terrorism. to be clear though, there are no indications at this point that there were any related links to terrorism from abdul artan and he was not on a terrorism watch list. over the next 24 hours, investigators will do a lot of things. the fbi is on the ground assisting. we know they are still at the scene processing the evidence and going through the car that was used. they're going to search through artan's communication devices and social media presence and tracking down family and friends of his to get a better idea of who he was and what may have led him to do this. now, we have le

as we get our first look at the ohio state attacker from the lantern, a newspaper, 18-year- old abdul artan dead tonight after driving into a crude and attack people with a night. we've been following the breaking developments all day and the new information is still pouring in. but for two hours this students feared, so much so the man with the knife sent them into hiding. >> let's take a look at would we now have cop firmed tonight. it started before 10:00 this morning. arresttan drove a car into a group of pedestrians outside watts hall. that's ohio state's chemical engineering building. witnesses say he got out and started stack people with a buffer knife. nine people were hurt until police were able to shoot that information about artan but first let's send it to bob jones in columbus. you just spoke with the police chief about this investigation. what did she say? >> reporter: lee, we caught up with the columbus police chief this afternoon. tonight she says she is very grateful that all of the victims in this case are going to survive this horrific attack that happened this morning. s

the suspect identified as a 2-year-old student abdul artan, the city is somalian, he was legal residency status. the attack happened as students waited outside after a fire alarm to say the car plowed int a group of about 50 people, the say that he got out began stabbing people with a butter knife, the campus police office shot the suspect, and they say he acted alone. the car came in, there were people everywhere he was hittin as many people as he cut and, i was just a tragedy. >> afterwards, i went back to help people, etc. gunshots and now that it was from a police lake road the quick action of the police officer alan horujko shot and killed the suspect within one minute perhaps savin lives the campus was put on lockdown 490 minutes afterwards. class were canceled for the rest tomorrow. the first responders were here because of the fire alarm. there were firetrucks and the was able to jump-and so quickly, all 11 who were injured or expect to survive. this information from student to faculty in today's attack. 11 victims were injured, life-threatening six of them at the osu wexner medi

police say abdul artan slammed his car into a crowd of peopl now: isis says artan was a "soldier of the islamic state." however - the terror group isn't saying if it actually directed him to carry out the attack. 11 people were hurt. artan was shot and killed by a police officer. today is the last ends, so does hurricane season. north atlantic hurricane season ends, after at least 15 storms. seven of them became hurricanes. and one of those storms-- hurricane matthew-- was the first storm to make landfall in florida in more than a decade. new this morning-- police in north dakota now backing off a threat to block supplies going to people protesting the dakota access pipeline. the governor has ordered the protester camp to evacuate-- as winter weather moves in. police now say vehicles bringing in supplies will be ticketed, not physically blocked. disturbs native land, and endangers the drinking water. coming up. new details about a tragic plane crash in colombia. why investigators say the black boxes may not contain any information on the crash. plus, gone in less than a "new york minute

police identified him as abdul artan had gap with a car that jumped a curb and ran into pedestrians. the driver got out and starkt add tacking people a bunchier knife this unfolded near the engineerg a policeman shot and killed artan. it's unclear what motivated the attack. >> take a look at surveillance on your screen. d.c. police need your help identifying a vehicle of interest right there wanted in connection with two shoots. this whole thing happened back on november 19 on 1500 block a street southeast and police say the suspect shot a man and took off in gray volkswagen sedan and another man was shot and got auto way in the same car. information give police a call. >> meantime police are looking for the brianna mcmillan off i street northeast and meeting will be held tonight to address the ongoing violence of greating washington in southeast we now know identity of a man killed in a false church apartment. 69-year-old lee olsen was murdered last week on sem nawry road. police arrested three men connection with the case. freddie august inand jose amaya all charged with murder and

sources say investigators believe he abduler artan was inspired by isis propaganda. we're told he never communicated with any terrorist group although isis is claiming he was one of the soldiers. in the trump transition, the president-elect is making more choices about his cabinet including two of what is called the washington, d.c. swamp. trump tapping tom price as health and human services secretary. just moments ago, the trump team officially announced the bush era labor secretary is being nominated to head the transportation department. we're standing by for trump's seconds meeting with mitt romney about his possible nomination as secretary of state. we're also told the men's wives will be joining them for dinner tonight as some trump allies cinch at the thought that romney might be hired by the man he condemned during the campaign. we're also looking at the fallout to the president-elect's response to a flag burning controversy at a small new england college. trump tweeting interest flag burners should be punished by jabl time orrer possibly having their citizen

authorities confirming the suspect abdul artan purchased knives on the morning ever his rampage.ikely to carry out the request of isis and anwar al awlaki. >>> six people in the chartered plane flight, six people did survive. there was no fire in the damage of the wreckage. the tragedy is breaking hartings throughout brazil. let's get the latest from cnn's shasta darlington in medellimed. >> reporter: the small turn of events for the soccer team of brazil on its way to compete in the soccer cup for the very first time. the plane crashed in the mountains here outside of medellin, 78 people were killed. there are six at this hospital. in part because it was difficult for rescue workers to reach the site. there was fog, it was dark and driving rain. they were eventually able to dig through the wreckage, recovery bodies and find the survivors. three of them soccer team members, two crew and one journalist. now, this is an absolute tragedy in brazil where the president has declared three days of mourning. hundreds of fans poured into the stadium in chapeco in southern brazil. sharp co

we know his name is abdul artan. he was a somali born legal permanent resident of the united states. investigators believe he drove into a crowd on campus, the officer saw what he was doing and shot him. 9 people are recovering from injuries at this point. no word on a motive yet. and number 3 italian firefighters just released video of damage caused by land slides. they were triggered by flooding. firefighters are still trying to contact families living in unsafe homes. >> and number 4 a the trash can is about 65 feet from the embassy, a bomb squad detonated that bomb safely. >>> well following bishop robert livable's retirement gregory l parks is the next leader the diocese. he'll take over the second biggest diocese in the state of florida. we're live in st. petersburg. . >> reporter: that's right. i want to say good evening. bishop parks was introduced to members of his new diocese earlier today and thanked pope francis for his appointment and talked about where he wants to go from here. >> when a new bishop arri

the attacker abdul artan posted to facebook before driving a car into a crowd on campus and slashing people with a knife. one of the nation east largest college campus, ohio state university. >> i was going to class and all the people were running. >> it was originally reported as an active shooter investigation, but witnesses say a fire alarm caused a crowd to gather outside an engineer building and that is when a ma drove onto the sidewalk. >> he attacked bystanders with a of the car. >> chaos, shouts, screams, shots, that kind of thing. >> he engaged the suspect and eliminated the threat. >> the attacker was an 18-year-old somali refugee living in the u.s. legally. they believe the attack was intentional and he reportedly posted a die diatribe on >> this was done on purpose to go over the curb and to get out and strike with a knife was on purpose. >> the emotional wounds might take longer to heal. >> it is not real. you go numb. not supposed to happen. >> classes at ohio state were cancelled for the day as the investigation continued. >> new at 10:00 a rejuvenation for the milwauk

abdul artan was recently profiled in the university's campus newspaper.. blaming the media for muslims feeling scared on campus. investigators believe he may have been radicalized. in all - eleven people hurt, one critically. police saying it may have been worse were it not for the time. sot chief craig stone / ohio state univ. police - our officer was on-scene in less than a minute and he ended the situation in less than a minute. he engaged the suspect and he eliminated the threat. students at ohio state did returned to class today. here at home, u-n-l-v students will notice increased security in wake of the ohio state attack. campus police chief jose elique says more officers have been added to patrol campus. the department a all its safety protocols following yesterday's attack. more than 30-thousand people will receive an alert if something were to happen on campus. some classrooms are equipped with electric locks..which professors can activate at any moment. you're going to want to watch your t-v for this one. a southern california parking lot brawl

law enforcement revealing -- abdul artan wasn't on their radar before monday's attack. police say artan bought a knife at walmart that morning -- but don't know if it's the one used in the attack. deputy chief mike woods / columbus division of police: "we know the time of the attack. we also know we have some footage from osu university about where the vehicle was. but it's that time in between the purchase and the arrival on campus that we're trying t authorities say it's still too soon to say the rampage that hurt 11 people was terrorism. but they confirmed today artan may have been inspired by isis and a former al-qaeda leader. the clock is ticking for protestors fighting against the dakota access pipeline. the army is giving them until december 5th to leave -- but their promising not to budge -- even through the winter storms. will start blocking supplies from entering the campsite. the governor of north dakota says first responders will no longer be helping those that choose to stay in the freezing temperatures. members of the standing rock sioux tribe are fighting

minutes before the attack, abdul artan posted on facebook he couldn't take the treatment of muslims. three remain hospitalized. all a expected to recover. randy: breakinovernight, a tornado in alabama left at least three people dead. they were in a mobile home. at least four children at injuries. this video came in the overnight hours. the national weather service saying the tornado touched down in the northeastern part of the state after midnight. new information on the eyeopener as it comes in this morning. a raging wildfire is continuing to burn right now, flames fanned by winds. the fire in tennessee has claimed at least three lives. the flames reached the steps of dolliwood theme park. tourists and residents have been evacuated from the area. safety leaders want to hear complaints from drivers. antoinette: also, a violent cas of road rage caught on camera. the battle over a parking spot that led to this. randy: high-tech aroach to fighting crime in new bedford to the proposal advocates sounding the alarm. cindy: we've got a lot of fog. visibility down to a quarter of a mile in s

we are getting answers as this investigators say the suspect is somali born abdul razak artan and he drove a car into pedestrians and got out and started stabbing people. >> mark: officer alan horujko is hailed a hero as he shot and killed the suspect. >>> 11 innocent people were hurt. we are told none of the injuries is life-threatening and one person has been released from the hospital. dan deroos is in the answer center with a closer look everything happened. >> dan: this will give you a perspective how quickly this all played out. we've got ohio state campus it center of campus and horseshoe for perspective. we want to go into watts hall. we will play this out for you at 9:52 this morning. the suspect took his car and rammed a group of students. he came up over the curb on the sidewalk and hit that group of

. >> reporter: tonight the fbi is poring over abdul artan's laptop and other digital devices. law enforcement tells nbc news, there's no disputing a claim from the islamic state media arm that he was working with them. authorities say they also have no reason to think his family knew what he was planning. artan smashed his car into an osu sidewalk and stabbed people with a butcher knife that authorities say he bought that morning at a local walmart. law enforcement officials also say a post was left on his facebook page, expressing anger over attacks on muslims worldwide. >> it scares me. it scares me that i live right next door to that. and didn't even know. >> reporter: neighbor louann carnahan was in shock. >> very nice people. the boy was very pleasant. >> reporter: artan's family fled somalia in 2007, lived in pakistan until 2014, when they moved to the united states. this is artan celebrating his graduation from community college just last spring. neighbors and friends say he was a devout muslim. amir kadar prayed with two weeks ago. >> did he sound frustrated with the c

scenecar pulled up -- deliberately hit people driver got out -- started stabbing people18 year old -- abdul artan -- somali -- lived in pakistan until 2014. shot and killed by police officer near by -- alan horujko - less than a minute - ended less than a minute9 people hurt -- 1 criticallycampus new information right now about a a deadly car crash over the weekend.cedar rapids police tell cbs 2 news 21-year-old martell watson and 22-year-old kaitlyn hall-stougart--both of cedar rapids-- died after their car crashed into a police vehicle on i-380 downtown.two officers who at a local hospital and released.those officers were responding to an earlier crash that was blocking the southbound lanes of 380 near the 1st avenue exit when watson lost control and slammed into their s-u-v. this picture shows that police unit. cedar rapids police tweeted this photo with a caption: seat belts save lives. the crash remains under investigation. trader joe's is trader joe's is right now, a judge is considering evidence in the trial of a former cedar rapids substitute teacher accused of sexually exploiting a stude

police shooting death. >> reporter: tonight a preliminary autopsy report gives us a better idea how abdul artan died. the report released by the franklin county coroner says artan was shot multiple times to the head and chest.

police say a somalia born person abdul razak ali artan plowed his car in the group of pedestrians on campus and then got out and began stabbing people with the knife. campus police officer shot the attackers. >>> coming up at 5:15 we will have a live report there the ohio state university. >>> taking a look at more world news right now, leaders across the globe air arriving in cuba to pay tribute to fidel castro, the president of venezuela arrived late last evening. many decided they will not go just supporters of his regime that will be going. certainly britain's rhyme minister teresa may say she will not be in attendance. >>> thousands of cubans are lining up all over to pay their respects. twenty-one gun solutes rang out at the start of the memorial ceremony monday in the capitol, castro ruled cuba for nearly half a century. >>> we have an update the now to a story we told you about first at 4:00, police in columbia have confirmed there are five survivors in a plane crash that was carrying a soccer team from brazil from the southern area of practice sill. on that plane was the soc

investigators say 18-year old abdul artan plowed his car into a crowd oe people on a sidewalk several victims with a butcher knife. abdul was shot and killed by a university police officer only moments after the attack took place. today.. one student talked about being slashed. initially it just felt like someone punched me in the hand, you just get that dull pain in your hand, then i looked down and saw that my entire hand was full of blood local and federal authorities are scouring through artan's social media posts.. including a comment on facebook only minutes before the t quote.. "i can't take it anymore." investigators are still unsure if this was terror related. an early morning tweet from the president-elect..... about what should happen if people burn.... the american flag... has sparked some backlash. he wrote... "nobody should be allowed to burn the american flag... if they do.... there must be consequences..... perhaps loss of citizenship..... or a year in jail." today.... several conservative leaders said.... they agree with the act..... decision..... to protect those pro

the attacker, identified as osu student 18-year-old abdul artan. this is a photo of him in the university newspaper. >> authorities need to treat this as a potential terrorist attack. >> reporter: police and the fbi are searching the suspect's home for more clues on motive. but leaders in the muslim community spoke out urging people not to jump to conclusions and falsely link this tragic incident to the faith of islam. >>> coming up on "abc7 news" at 11:00 -- >> donald trump, baby. >>> and emergency evacuations. thousands of activists protesting that controversial pipeline in north dakota are being told to leave immediately. >>> and later, a bay area shipping facility. we'll show you what happens after you click buy on all those cyber monday deals. >>> coming off of a >>> that breaking news is in colombia, where an airplane with 72 people on board has crashed tonight. this happened as the plane was flying to the airport. the plane took off from bolivia. >>> and more breaking news in eastern tennessee. several wildfires are burning near the dollywoo

. >> reporter: tonight abdul artan's laptop and other digital devices. law enforcement tells nbc news, there's no established contact with isis or other terror groups, disputing a claim from the islamic state media arm that he wa workg w. authorities say they also have no reason to think his family knew what he was planning. artan smashed his car into an osu sidewalk and stabbed people with a butcher knife that authorities say he bought that morning at a local walmart. lafo post was left on his facebook page, expressing anger over attacks on muslims worldwide. >> it scares me. it scares me that i next door to that. and didn't even know. >> reporter: neighbor lou ann karna han was in shock. neighbors and friends say he was a devout muslim. amir caddar prayed with artan and saw him just two weeks ago. >> did he sound frustrated with the country? >> no. at all. he actually loved america. he loved the fact of here to go to school. >> reporter: bhu police say artan attacked that school. v >> flipped me up in the air. >> reporter: professor william clark said

investigators trying to determine a motive in a stabbing attack at ohio state university. 18-year-old abdul artan drove into a group of people and started cutting people with a butcher knife. officers shot and killed him. 11 people injured and the school alerted student about the attack through text and twitter telling them to shelter in place. this attack has people questioning what type of security at asu. we found jason barry live. >> these attacks can happen anywhere and at anytime. we've seen them across college campuses and they're one of many that have security measures in place to respond to an active shooter or crisis. emergency in seconds and they have an emergency alert system in place, similar to the one hi state has. it sends out texts notifying them of a crisis. most of the students we spoke to are not overly worried about an attack happening here. >> i know it's a possibility, but if you think about the potential disasters, you would drown in fear all of the time. i trust that right safety protocols to protect us. >> and asu encourages students and safety to watch online safety vid

the man who shot abdul razak ali artan saved lives. >> he has a lot to cope with in the days to come. he has to live with this. but he did the right thing.>> when abdul razak ali artan came to the university he said he was afraid to pay -- pray in public on campus. they found some critical statements he posted online about the way he feels are treated. they are treating the case as a possible terror attack. >>> something you probably noticed yesterday, it took a while to get to the bottom of what really happened in that attack. lots of misinformation flying around stations along with major networks and police and even students who were there. we are taking a closer look at what led to the confusion and we want to hear from you, which is more important when it comes to breaking news, getting information as fast as possible were waiting for it to be accurate. log on to our interactive site, choice. speed or accuracy. so far 100% accuracy. >>> a smash-and-grabs that affects your safety because this happened at a gun store. the surveillance clip is hard to see. you can see it is very dark

>> reporter: within the last few minutes the ap confirming the suspect's name is abdul razak ali artan he is 18 years old a somali refugee he was living illegally in the united states, look at the scene behind me very active as police try to piece this together, figure out what caused this man to go through with this attack, it first came in as a reported shooting as more details started coming and we learned no shots were fired by the suspect, but he drove his car up onto the curb running into a crowd of people and then jumped out started stabbing people. a terrifying scene all of this going down before 10:00 am this morning as students were coming back from thanksgiving break a terrifying situation, listen to went through.>> it is not real. you go numb. it is not supposed to happen. sorry. so, yeah. it is, it is scary. we barricaded ourselves in our rooms. >> reporter: a terrifying situation, take a look at this photo some students posted this inside of they made the barricades piling chairs up because really they were not quite sure what else to do. they did not know what they were

. >> reporter: the associated press reporting the suspect's name is abdul artan, in somali but now a level resident in the u.s. he lived with his familiar low in the ohio area. police are now combing through the vehicle he used to crash into the students and social media posts. investigators say they are being into whether th terrorist attack. heavily armed swat teams swarmed the oh hi oh state campus after shots rang out and students got a twitter warning of an active shooter. they were sold to run, hide, fight. some piling chairs to block the doors. >>> we heard the shooting and the yelling and the place erupting into chaos. >> reporter: it turns out the only shots came from an officer who shot the suspect after he drove over the curb, crashed into students and then jumped out and started cutting people less tan a minute and he ended the situation in less than a minute. he engaged the suspect and eliminated the threat. >> reporter: for more than an hour students stayed hiding while police made sure there was no more threat. >>> it's terrifying especially where we're close to the bu

posts on abdul artan's facebook page referenced the terror group and the former leader of al qaeda in yemen. isis previously claimed responsibility for the attack. there is no indication that artan communicated with the terror group before it happened. artan injured 11 people when he plowed his car into a crowd and slashed several people with a knife. a university police officer then shot and killed him. three victims are still in the hospital. new york, trapping a mother and her dog inside. the woman was waiting for her three children to get home from school when all of a sudden, the house exploded. down to rubble there. the mom was trapped in that rubble. somehow she managed to escape with the family dog. she is expected to be okay. the cause of the blast still a >> kris: local woman's run on the voice has come to an end. the dorchester native courtney harrell eliminated last night. she did reach the top ten. great, great performance by her. she said afterwards that being on the show was one of the best experiences of her life. actually, it helped her develop and find her own voice.

the attacker, identified as osu student 18-year-old abdul artan. this is a photo of him university newspaper. >> authorities need to treat this as a potential terrorist attack. >> reporter: police and the fbi are searching the suspect's home for more clues on motive. but leaders in the muslim community spoke out urging people not to jump to conclusions and falsely link this tragic incident to the faith of islam. >>> coming up on "abc7 news" at 11:00 -- >> >>> and emergency evacuations. thousands of activists protesting that controversial pipeline in north dakota are being told to leave immediately. >>> and later, a bay area shipping facility. we'll show you what happens after you click buy on all those cyber monday deals. >>> coming off of a who won the game, who won on the dancing show... ...i mean, if i watched that show. same with my banking. with my bank of america mobile banking app, i can see my accounts all in one place. i can easily manage them and if something doesn't look right, i'm going to know. plus, i can set up alerts to help detect

police say abdul artan slammed a vehicle in a crowd of people standing around and then he got out and he started slashing victims with a butcher knife. isis says that artan was a the somali born honor student posted online he was upset by the treatment of muslims and saying before the attack i can't take it anymore. 11 peak were hurt -- people were hurt in the attack. >> it felt like someone punched me in my hand. then i looked down and saw it was full of blood. >> artan was shot by a police officer who was there in less than one minute. the motive is under investigation. >> investigators have recordings from the site of the plane crash in colombia. 71 of the 77 people on board died. among those dead are members of a brazilian. also on board were -- among those dead are members of the brazilian soccer team. the plane crashed in the side of a mountain near medellin. mysterious substance floating in the potomac. what precautions are taken ahead. maureen: a little more rain on the way but some improvement on the horizon. steve is back with the storm watch forecast next. erin: erin hawksw

. >> reporter: police say today's attacker 18 year old abdul artan used two weapons: a car and a butcher knife. no evidence ever pointed to him students and faculty had been outside an engineering building due to a fire alarm when a car came barreling into the courtyard. this student was just feet away. >> he looked pretty determined. he exited the car pretty fast. at first i thought it was a freak accident, maybe he had a seizure or something. after he pulled out the knife, you notice it's not just an accident. >> reporter: for nearly an hour nearly 60,000 students was on lock down as many students barricaded themselves and posted to social media. artan was 18 years old, an osu student of somali origin, living in the u.s. as a permanent resident. >> reporter: earlier this semester, we can show you the campus newspaper here did a feature on him as part of the humans of ohio state series what was interesting about that is he talks about his heritage, switching from a public university -- a community college to come here. and by all reads, it seems like an optimistic young man who had high

you get really scared when it does. >> reporter: now the focus turns to artan. >> abdul razak artan, cum >> reporter: the 17-year-old jumped in joy at the graduation stage from high school. just a year later, he was angry about the treatment of muslims and said, i can't take it anymore. >> we do know of his somali heritage, and that will be enough for some people to falsely link the tragic incident to the face of islam and to the somali and muslim communities. >> reporter: as investigators work to figure out if the related, this campus is praying for the 11 people injured. tonight student organizations, including ones representing somali and muslim students, will hold a buckeye strong community event. >>> new this midday, iowa's board of regented have named the second finalist. currently serving as the university's interim president. he'll meet with faculty, and staff during the public forum tomorrow. it's happening at the same time and location as today's public forum of today's candidate to meet neil theobold. he abruptly left his last position as president of temple university whe