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At least 14 injured in stabbing attack on Lone Star college campus At least 14 injured in stabbing attack on Lone Star college campus
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At least 14 people were wounded in a stabbing attack on a college campus in Texas on Tuesday that left two with critical injuries.At least 14 people were wounded in a stabbing attack on a college campus in Texas on Tuesday that left two with critical injuries.
Authorities at Lone Star college near Houston urged people on campus to take shelter after reports of the attacks spread. Police said a suspect was in custody.Authorities at Lone Star college near Houston urged people on campus to take shelter after reports of the attacks spread. Police said a suspect was in custody.
Robert Rasa, a local fire department spokesman, said the injuries of four people were serious enough to require evacuation to the hospital by helicopter.Robert Rasa, a local fire department spokesman, said the injuries of four people were serious enough to require evacuation to the hospital by helicopter.
Local radio broadcast interviews with two students who said they saw one woman who had been stabbed in the mouth. Authorities credited students with tackling the suspect and subduing him.Local radio broadcast interviews with two students who said they saw one woman who had been stabbed in the mouth. Authorities credited students with tackling the suspect and subduing him.
A long line of cars streamed out of the large modern campus in a suburb northwest of Houston but police were not allowing anyone in.A long line of cars streamed out of the large modern campus in a suburb northwest of Houston but police were not allowing anyone in.
Harris county sheriff Adrian Garcia told reporters outside the campus that a white male aged about 21 who had been enrolled at the college was in custody and is the sole suspect. Harris county sheriff Adrian Garcia told reporters outside the campus that a white male aged about 21, who had been enrolled at the college, was in custody and was the sole suspect.
Garcia said that the authorities received a 911 call at 11.12am."The call was described as 'male on the loose stabbing people'," he said. Garcia said two of the 14 injured were in critical condition. Garcia said that the authorities received a 911 call at 11.12am. "The call was described as 'male on the loose stabbing people'," he said. Garcia said two of the 14 injured were in critical condition.
"We do not know exactly what type of weapon was used," he said. Eyewitnesses told local media that an implement like a box cutter type was used to stab the victims. "We do not know exactly what type of weapon was used," he said. Eyewitnesses told local media that an implement like a box cutter type was used to stab the victims. Garcia credited students for attempting to subdue the suspect.
The college was placed on immediate lockdown after the incident and was closed for the rest of Tuesday. Michael Chalfan, a student, said that he saw police shoot the suspect with a Taser as he ran outside one of the main entrances near the science building. "When they Tasered him, they gang-tackled him to the ground," Chalfan said. "He was just running away from the police."
Garcia credited students for attempting to subdue the suspect. Chalfan, who said he took a drama class with the suspect, described him as eccentric and a target for bullies. "He dresses weird, he wears gloves and often carried around toys, like stuffed animals. He was a really friendly kid ... a joyful person."
Lone Star college is in Cypress, about 25 miles (40km) northwest of downtown Houston. The college, in Cypress, about 25 miles (40km) northwest of downtown Houston, was placed on immediate lockdown after the incident and was closed for the rest of Tuesday.
The attack came three months after a different Lone Star campus was the site of a shooting in which two people were hurt. The suspected gunman in that incident is charged with aggravated assault.The attack came three months after a different Lone Star campus was the site of a shooting in which two people were hurt. The suspected gunman in that incident is charged with aggravated assault.
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