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University of California, Merced stabbing attack
On November 4, 2015, 18-year-old student Faisal Mohammad stabbed and injured four people with a hunting knife on the campus of the University of California, Merced, in Merced, California. He was subsequently shot and killed.
The attack began at about 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and was over in about fifteen minutes. The first attacks took place near the center of campus, inside a classroom at the Classroom and Office Building, then continued outside the building until Mohammad was shot by UC Merced police officers. Two of the victims were airlifted to hospital; two were treated on campus for minor injuries.
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke stated that the weapon used in the attack was a hunting knife between 8 and 10 inches in length.
The planned attack (see below) was thwarted by a student, Tyler Patton, and construction worker, Byron Price, who was working in a nearby hallway. During Mohammad's initial attack, Patton attacked him with classroom furniture, disrupting the attack. Mohammad then tried to flee the room and ran into Price as Price was entering. Mohammad stabbed him in the side, then ran out of the room and down the stairs, attempting to stab more students as he fled. He then rushed out of the building and attacked a member of the university staff, stabbing her several times. Mohammad then fled across the Scholar's Lane pedestrian bridge at the center of campus, where two campus police officers gave chase, then shot and killed him. According to Price, Mohammad "looked scared" during the attack, but in addition to seeing fear "in his eyes," Price said, "He also looked like he was having fun... He was smiling."
An investigation found that the police had acted properly in shooting the attacker when he refused to drop his weapon and, instead, lunged at one of them.
The stabbing victims included two students; one staff member; and Byron Price, an employee of a construction company who was at work on a building renovation when the stabbing began. All four victims suffered from non-life-threatening injuries, and recovered with no lifelong effects.
The attacker was identified as 18-year-old Faisal Mohammad (born October 25, 1997), a first-year student from Santa Clara. He graduated from Wilcox High School in 2015. The attacker's name had not been released on the day of the attack to give authorities time to contact the next of kin.
Mohammad was born in the United States. Authorities have found no indication that he suffered from mental illness. High school friends described him as a "pleasant, quiet boy" who enjoyed going to a mosque.
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University of California, Merced stabbing attack
On November 4, 2015, 18-year-old student Faisal Mohammad stabbed and injured four people with a hunting knife on the campus of the University of California, Merced, in Merced, California. He was subsequently shot and killed.
The attack began at about 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and was over in about fifteen minutes. The first attacks took place near the center of campus, inside a classroom at the Classroom and Office Building, then continued outside the building until Mohammad was shot by UC Merced police officers. Two of the victims were airlifted to hospital; two were treated on campus for minor injuries.
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke stated that the weapon used in the attack was a hunting knife between 8 and 10 inches in length.
The planned attack (see below) was thwarted by a student, Tyler Patton, and construction worker, Byron Price, who was working in a nearby hallway. During Mohammad's initial attack, Patton attacked him with classroom furniture, disrupting the attack. Mohammad then tried to flee the room and ran into Price as Price was entering. Mohammad stabbed him in the side, then ran out of the room and down the stairs, attempting to stab more students as he fled. He then rushed out of the building and attacked a member of the university staff, stabbing her several times. Mohammad then fled across the Scholar's Lane pedestrian bridge at the center of campus, where two campus police officers gave chase, then shot and killed him. According to Price, Mohammad "looked scared" during the attack, but in addition to seeing fear "in his eyes," Price said, "He also looked like he was having fun... He was smiling."
An investigation found that the police had acted properly in shooting the attacker when he refused to drop his weapon and, instead, lunged at one of them.
The stabbing victims included two students; one staff member; and Byron Price, an employee of a construction company who was at work on a building renovation when the stabbing began. All four victims suffered from non-life-threatening injuries, and recovered with no lifelong effects.
The attacker was identified as 18-year-old Faisal Mohammad (born October 25, 1997), a first-year student from Santa Clara. He graduated from Wilcox High School in 2015. The attacker's name had not been released on the day of the attack to give authorities time to contact the next of kin.
Mohammad was born in the United States. Authorities have found no indication that he suffered from mental illness. High school friends described him as a "pleasant, quiet boy" who enjoyed going to a mosque.