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So here are the things that authorities know about the attacked that occurred on Ohio State University yesterday.

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Ohio State authorities reported an attack on campus this morning. Here’s what we know so far:

The first call: The university issued an alert of an active shooter around 10 a.m. at Watts Hall at 19th Street and College.

What happened: 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. Initially officials said two suspects were involved and there was a gun, which was not the case.

Suspect dead: A suspect is dead and nine people have been transported to area hospitals. None of the victims had life-threatening injuries. The suspect was shot by Ohio State police.

Suspect identity: The suspect has been indentified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan, who was a first-year student at Ohio State.  Police and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad currently are searching an apartment there.

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