Todays attack on Ohio State's campus

i just saw that come across my feed

good Lord i hope there are no deaths and few injuries

gina

When it comes that close to your daily life you aren't being melodramatic! Glad she's safe, so sorry for the others.

freaking out, waiting for texts to be returned and hoping to hear from my husband soon. He's working on campus this morning. It's always hard to tell where he'd be, he's in and out of classrooms, the hospital, and dorms all the time.

Dh just called! He was heading to campus, his appointment was at 11am in Watts hall-- he was supposed to change the batteries on a wheelchair. He's trying to get ahold of his other guys, one is in Wexner, the other two are on campus somewhere, but he's not sure where exactly. Hoping they were between appointments and out of the way. He's thinking they may have been at the seating clinic.

I've got a ton of clients on campus, they havent' been updating their facebook pages as of yet, hoping to hear from them soon.

Phew. I saw this and started to freak out, checked fb before panic texting and my girls are fine. Steph, I hope you hear from your dh soon.

I'm hearing a suspect has been killed, hope that's the end of it. I'm just sick for everyone involved.

Oh no!

It's unbelievable. I'm originally from OH and know students at OSU. Fingers crossed that everything will settle down soon and that students are safe. I also read that a suspect is dead. 

I hate people sometimes. On every local news fb post, there are people making tasteless comments about it being a UofM fan looking for revenge, UofM needs to step up their security because OSU will retaliate, etc. Makes me want to smack each and every one of them.

I'm also seeing conflicting reports, that only the "gunman" is dead, no one was shot but rather stabbed with a machete. It's too early to be sure but did he have both a gun and a machete?

I would be too! Glad she is safe and I hope those injured are going to be ok. I just ask why every time I hear a story like this. So senseless

Older dd just shared that she has a class in that bldg at noon, and it's her bday, and now I'm a wreck even thought already I know both girls are ok. Thankful, grateful, and blessed. Continued thoughts & prayers for Buckeye Nation today and in the coming days.

Local news is now reporting that the suspect was alone and was killed by a university cop within less than a minute of the attack. He was armed with a butcher knife; those injured were either hit by his vehicle or stabbed, no life-threatening injuries.

Columbus Dispatch

Here's an excerpt:

Nine people were injured when a man ran into pedestrians with his car on the Ohio State University campus, then exited the vehicle with a butcher knife and started cutting victims.

Less than a minute after the attack, an OSU police officer shot and killed the suspect. Despite rumors of a second suspect, police and campus officials say there was one person involved in the attack.

The attack happened outside of Watts Hall at W. 19th St. west of College Road. Earlier in the morning, the building had been evacuated because of a report of a gas leak. It's unclear if that was related to the attack or if that's why people were outside at the time of the attack.

Ohio State officials said nine people were taken to area hospitals.

Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center treated five patients: two were stabbed, two were hit by the car and one who hid after the attack and just arrived. The last victim's injuries were being assessed.

Two victims with lacerations were taken to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center. Two victims who were struck by the car were taken to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital.

The attack happened at 9:52 a.m. An "active shooter" alert was sent at 9:55 to the campus community urging people to hid in place.

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So so thankful for the quick reaction of all local law enforcement, particularly the one OSU officer who was right there when it began. The 'active shooter' alert was sent within 3 minutes of the incident, and the area was declared secure within hours. No lives other than the suspect were lost today. Such a relief!