2017 University of Texas stabbing attack
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| 2017 University of Texas stabbing | |
|---|---|
| Location | University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Date | May 1, 2017 |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Weapons | Bowie knife |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Injured | 3 |
On May 1, 2017, 21-year-old Kendrex J. White, a man thought to be a student at the university, attacked an apparently random series of students with a knife at the University of Texas at Austin, wounding three and killing one.[1] He was subsequently arrested.
Attack
Assailant was described as walking calmly from one student to the next, stabbing victims who appeared to have been chosen at random.[2][3]
Assailant used a weapon described as a "Bowie style" hunting knife by University police Chief David Carter.[4]
Victims
First-year student Harrison Brown of Graham, Texas was killed by the attacker.[5] Stuart Bayliss, a junior at UT from Katy, Texas, was identified as an injured victim in the stabbing.
References
- ^ Svrluga, Susan (1 May 2017). "One killed, three wounded in attack on University of Texas at Austin campus, police say". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ Montgomery, dave (2 May 2017). "Man Wielding Knife Kills Student and Injures Three Others at University of Texas (reporting from Austin)". New York Times (reading this in hard copy).
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "1 killed, 3 injured in stabbing at UT Austin; man taken into custody | Crime | Dallas News". Dallas News. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ "Motive unclear for University of Texas stabbings as cops identify Kendrex J. White as suspect". Toronto Sun. AP. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ Farmer, Liz (1 May 2017). "Student killed in UT Austin stabbing identified as 2016 Graham ISD graduate". DallasNews. Retrieved 2 May 2017.