NYC Bike Path Attack: How it Unfolded
A man in a rented Home Depot pickup truck killed eight people and injured 15 others Tuesday when he drove along a bike path near the World Trade Center memorial.
The damage unfolded in a matter of minutes.
At 2:06 p.m., suspect Sayullo Saipov rented a truck.
He rented it from a Home Depot in Passaic, New Jersey, NYPD Deputy Police Commissioner John Miller said.
He entered Manhattan via the George Washington Bridge at 2:43 p.m.
At 3:04 p.m., the driver entered the bike path at Houston Street.
He drove south on the West Street pedestrian/bike path for just under a mile, mowing down pedestrians and bicyclists.
The truck hit a school bus near Chambers Street.
The driver got out of the truck brandishing what appeared to be two firearms. They were later recovered and determined to be a paintball gun and a pellet gun.
Ryan Nash, an NYPD officer from Long Island, shot the suspect in the abdomen. He was taken into custody and brought to Bellevue Hospital.
By 3:08 p.m., more than a dozen 911 calls come in reporting the incident.
Over the course of about five minutes, police and dispatchers are captured on the scanner requesting units to West and Chambers streets and relaying information as it comes out.
The suspect was identified as Sayfullo Saipov.
A source identified the suspect as Sayfullo Saipov. He has a Florida license but was living in New Jersey.
Witnesses told police the suspect shouted “Allah Akbar,” which means “God is great,” when he exited the truck, a law enforcement source said.
Warning: Graphic video follows.
Video appears to show suspect in NYC truck attack running outside of his vehicle and then being taken into custody https://t.co/IML42gnQN1 pic.twitter.com/dX8F6RcY9T
— CNN (@CNN) October 31, 2017
Officials call the attack ‘an act of terror.’
At a 5:15 p.m. news conference, officials called the attack an act of terror.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said the suspect was acting as a lone wolf, and there was no evidence of a “wider plot.”
President Donald Trump tweeted about the incident at 5:30 p.m.
In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person. Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE U.S.A.!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017
… followed by First Lady Melania Trump.
My heart breaks for #NYC today. Thoughts & prayers as we monitor the situation.
— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) October 31, 2017
The President continued with additional tweets in the hours afterward.
We must not allow ISIS to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017
My thoughts, condolences and prayers to the victims and families of the New York City terrorist attack. God and your country are with you!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2017
His official statement promised a joint NYPD and FBI investigation.
Statement from @POTUS @realDonaldTrump on the Terrorist Attack in New York City pic.twitter.com/nMe1WpqGQ6
— Dan Scavino Jr. (@Scavino45) October 31, 2017
Originally published: Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017