A suspect identified as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov barreled into a bike path and crashed a truck into an NYC crowd, had handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to ISIS.
By Nicole Darrah; FoxNews:
A suspect accused of plowing a pickup truck onto a bike path and into a crowd in New York City Tuesday, killing at least eight people and injuring 11 more, had handwritten notes pledging his loyalty to the Islamic State terror network, Fox News has confirmed.
The suspected driver, 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov, shouted “Allahu Akbar” after the crash, law enforcement officials told Fox News. Saipov, who was shot by police, was taken into custody and remains hospitalized.
The suspect was from Uzbekistan and had a green card, a source told Fox News. According to The Associated Press, Saipov has a Florida license but may have been living in New Jersey, and came to the U.S. in 2010.
His notes, written in Arabic and pledging loyalty to ISIS, turned up in and near the vehicle, Fox News is told.
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