2016 Ohio State University attack
| Ohio State University attack | |
|---|---|
Police presence on the OSU campus, view from Curl Market | |
| Location | Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°00′12″N 83°00′39″W / 40.003198°N 83.010850°W |
| Date | November 28, 2016 9:52 a.m. (EST) |
Attack type | Mass stabbing, vehicular assault, terrorist attack |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 1 (the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 13 (11 directly, 1 by stray gunfire, 1 unknown injury) |
| Perpetrator | Abdul Razak Ali Artan |
| Motive | Islamist terrorism inspired by terrorist propaganda |
On November 28, 2016, a terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack occurred at 9:52 a.m. EST at Ohio State University's Watts Hall in Columbus, Ohio. The attacker, Somali refugee Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was shot and killed by the first responding OSU police officer, and 13 people were hospitalized for injuries.
Authorities began investigating the possibility of the attack being an act of terrorism. On the next day, law enforcement officials stated that Artan was inspired by terrorist propaganda from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the late radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. Amaq News Agency released a statement claiming the attacker responded to an ISIL call to attack coalition citizens, though there is no evidence of direct contact between the group and Artan.