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Texas stabbing: Student suspected as 14 wounded Texas student charged with stabbing rampage
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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 has been charged with 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 people were critically injured in the attack at the campus of Lone Star College in the community of Cypress, in the Houston city area.
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's Office named the suspect in custody as 20-year-old Dylan Quick.
Based on video evidence, police said they were not looking for a second suspect. The attacker was wrestled to the ground by a student, then arrested by police, witnesses said.
The campus has been evacuated and will be closed for the rest of the day as police investigate. Police first received an emergency call from the college shortly after 11:00 local time (16:00 GMT).
'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.
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. Diante Cotton, 20, said he saw half a dozen people with injuries to their faces and necks being loaded into ambulances and medical helicopters.
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 airlifted hospital.
One student, Michael Chalfan, said the suspect was an "eccentric" type who often wore gloves and was known to carry stuffed animals.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."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.