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BREAKING: Ohio State University: Suspect killed, 10 hospitalized after campus attack

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(CNN)[Breaking news update at 1:07 p.m. ET]

The suspect in the Ohio State University attack ran into a group of pedestrians on a street corner with his vehicle before using a weapon to cut several people, OSU President Dr. Michael Drake said. The assailant used a butcher knife, OSU Police Chief Craig Stone said.

[Breaking news update at 12:35 p.m. ET]
Ten people were hospitalized after an attack Monday at Ohio State University, Columbus Fire spokeswoman Rebecca Diehm said. Nine are in stable condition, and one is in critical condition, she said.

The university released a statement after the attack.

“A suspect has been shot and reported deceased,” the university said. “Victim injuries include stab wounds, injury by motor vehicle and other injuries that are being evaluated.”
[Previous story, published at 12:15 p.m. ET]

A knife-wielding man attacked several people at Ohio State University on Monday, sending eight people to hospitals and prompting a campus-wide lockdown, authorities said.

The suspect is dead, and authorities on the ground believe the threat is contained, said a law enforcement official briefed on the latest information.

The eight people hospitalized have non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials at three local hospitals.

OSU Emergency Management lifted a shelter-in-place order late Monday morning.

Finish reading the story at CNN.

Freddie Allen is the Editor-In-Chief of the NNPA Newswire and BlackPressUSA.com. Focused on Black people stuff, positively. You should follow Freddie on Twitter and Instagram @freddieallenjr.

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