Thursday, November 5, 2015

UC Merced Attacker Identified

Yesterday, a student at the University of California's Merced campus attacked four people with a knife, before being fatally shot by police.  All of the victims are expected to make a full recovery.  The attacker has now been identified as Faisal Mohammad, an 18-year-old freshman from Santa Clara, California who was studying computer science and engineering.

Authorities have not stated any motive for the attack, although religion, politics and terrorism have been so far ruled out.  One of the victims recalled the assailant smiling during the attack.  Besides his knife, reported to be an 8- to 10-inch hunting knife, he also had petroleum jelly, ziptie handcuffs, night vision goggles, duct tape and a hammer in a backpack.

Read more at NBC News, the Daily Mail, the Merced Sun-Star, the San Jose Mercury News and CBS San Francisco.

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