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04-09-2013, 10:31 PM
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/04/09/lone-star-college-stabbing/2067449/
Authorities say a student armed with sharp object ran from building to building on campus near Houston.
(Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle, via AP)
A Houston-area community college student ran from building to building and stabbed at least 14 people Tuesday, critically wounding two, authorities said.
Unidentified suspect in Lone Star Community College stabbings in custody Tuesday.(Photo: KHOU-TV)
The unidentified suspect was arrested after a student tackled him on the Lone Star College-CyFair campus, Harris County Deputy Thomas Gilliland said.
Although initial reports suggested there was more than on attacker, Sheriff Adrian Garcia said a review of surveillance tapes showed "one and only one suspect."
KTRK-TV posted cellphone video of the arrest.
Garcia said the first calls to emergency responders about 11:20 a.m. CT reported a "male on the loose stabbing people." The attacks occurred in the Health and Science Center and possibly other buildings.
He did not identify the type of weapon use. One student said it was similar to an Exacto knife.
The precise number of victims remained unclear. Garcia said 14 people were injured, with two refusing treatment.
Robert Rasa, of the CyFair Volunter Fire Department, put the number at 15, saying there were three people with minor injuries. He described all injuries as "consistent with lacerations."
Four of the most severely injured were taken by helicopter to Memorial Hermann Texas Trauma Institute, and two others with moderate injuries arrived there by ambulance. Two were in critical condition and four were in fair condition Tuesday afternoon, hospital spokeswoman Alex Rodriguez said.
The others were transported by ambulance or personal vehicles.
Authorities say a student armed with sharp object ran from building to building on campus near Houston.
(Photo: Johnny Hanson, Houston Chronicle, via AP)
A Houston-area community college student ran from building to building and stabbed at least 14 people Tuesday, critically wounding two, authorities said.
Unidentified suspect in Lone Star Community College stabbings in custody Tuesday.(Photo: KHOU-TV)
The unidentified suspect was arrested after a student tackled him on the Lone Star College-CyFair campus, Harris County Deputy Thomas Gilliland said.
Although initial reports suggested there was more than on attacker, Sheriff Adrian Garcia said a review of surveillance tapes showed "one and only one suspect."
KTRK-TV posted cellphone video of the arrest.
Garcia said the first calls to emergency responders about 11:20 a.m. CT reported a "male on the loose stabbing people." The attacks occurred in the Health and Science Center and possibly other buildings.
He did not identify the type of weapon use. One student said it was similar to an Exacto knife.
The precise number of victims remained unclear. Garcia said 14 people were injured, with two refusing treatment.
Robert Rasa, of the CyFair Volunter Fire Department, put the number at 15, saying there were three people with minor injuries. He described all injuries as "consistent with lacerations."
Four of the most severely injured were taken by helicopter to Memorial Hermann Texas Trauma Institute, and two others with moderate injuries arrived there by ambulance. Two were in critical condition and four were in fair condition Tuesday afternoon, hospital spokeswoman Alex Rodriguez said.
The others were transported by ambulance or personal vehicles.