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Attack at Ohio State U. Leaves 11 Injured Before Attacker Shot Dead

HeadlineNov 29, 2016

In Columbus, Ohio, a university police officer shot and killed a student on the campus of Ohio State University, after the student drove a car into a group of people and then began attacking them with a knife. Eleven people were injured in the attack, one critically. Police identified the student as Abdul Artan, a legal permanent resident of the United States who was originally born in Somalia. Police say they do not know the motive of the attack, which is being investigated by the FBI. On Monday, the university’s Emergency Management agency tweeted, “Buckeye Alert: Active Shooter on campus,” although, in fact, the only shots fired were by the university police officer shooting and killing Artan.

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