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Texas stabbing: Student suspected as 14 wounded | Texas stabbing: Student suspected as 14 wounded |
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A student is in custody after a stabbing rampage that left 14 wounded at a college in Texas, police say. | A student is in custody after a stabbing rampage that left 14 wounded at a college in Texas, police say. |
Two of the injured at the Cypress campus of Lone Star College are in critical condition after the attack. | Two of the injured at the Cypress campus of Lone Star College are in critical condition after the attack. |
Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said police first received an emergency call from the school shortly after 11:00 local time (16:00 GMT). | Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said police first received an emergency call from the school shortly after 11:00 local time (16:00 GMT). |
Based on video evidence, police said they were not looking for a second suspect. | Based on video evidence, police said they were not looking for a second suspect. |
The campus has been evacuated and will be closed for the rest of the day as police investigate. | The campus has been evacuated and will be closed for the rest of the day as police investigate. |
'Building to building' | 'Building to building' |
Earlier, a county spokesman said there had been a report that the suspect was wrestled to the ground by a student, then arrested by police. | Earlier, a county spokesman said there had been a report that the suspect was wrestled to the ground by a student, then arrested by police. |
The suspect is approximately 21 years old and a student at Lone Star, Sheriff Garcia said. | The suspect is approximately 21 years old and a student at Lone Star, Sheriff Garcia said. |
Harris County spokesman Thomas Gilliland said the suspect went from "building to building" during the attack. | Harris County spokesman Thomas Gilliland said the suspect went from "building to building" during the attack. |
Mr Gilliland said the attacker was believed to have been armed with a knife or a pencil. | Mr Gilliland said the attacker was believed to have been armed with a knife or a pencil. |
One student told local broadcaster KHOU another student had been stabbed in a hallway in the school's health sciences building. | One student told local broadcaster KHOU another student had been stabbed in a hallway in the school's health sciences building. |
Of the 14 that were injured at the college, two refused medical attention and four were brought by helicopter to hospital. | Of the 14 that were injured at the college, two refused medical attention and four were brought by helicopter to hospital. |
One student, Michael Chalfan, said the suspect was an "eccentric" type who often wore gloves and was known to carry stuffed animals. | |
"I'm surprised because he didn't look like he was hateful to the world," Mr Chalfan told the Associated Press news agency. | |
Another student, Teaundrae Perryman, said she saw a young woman being put into an ambulance with what appeared to stab wounds to her neck or head. | |
A different Lone Star campus was the site of a shooting in January which left two people wounded. | A different Lone Star campus was the site of a shooting in January which left two people wounded. |
A 22-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault in that case. | A 22-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault in that case. |