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Texas student charged with stabbing rampage | Texas student charged with stabbing rampage |
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A student has been charged with a stabbing rampage that left 14 wounded, many in the face and neck, at a college in Texas, police say. | |
Two people were critically injured in the attack at the campus of Lone Star College in the Houston city area. | |
Harris County Sheriff's Office named the suspect in custody as 20-year-old Dylan Quick. | Harris County Sheriff's Office named the suspect in custody as 20-year-old Dylan Quick. |
The attacker was wrestled to the ground by a student, then arrested by police, witnesses said. | The attacker was wrestled to the ground by a student, then arrested by police, witnesses said. |
The sheriff's office said in a statement that Mr Quick had been planning the attack at the campus in Cypress for some time. | |
'Stabbing fantasies' | |
Police said he had had fantasies of stabbing people to death since he was in primary school. | |
Mr Quick, who was allegedly armed with a razor-type knife, has been charged with aggravated assault. | |
Police first received an emergency call from the college shortly after 11:00 local time (16:00 GMT) on Tuesday. | |
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. |
Diante Cotton, 20, said he saw half a dozen people with injuries to their faces and necks being loaded into ambulances and medical helicopters. | 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 airlifted to 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. |
A different Lone Star campus was the site of a shooting in January that 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. |