COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man stabbed four people near a technical school in a downtown office building Wednesday and was shot by a police officer as he tried to leave, authorities and a witness said.
Columbus police spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner said the suspect confronted one victim inside the building near Miami-Jacobs Career College before 1 p.m. He said other people inside intervened and took away one knife the suspect was using.
Weiner said those who intervened didn’t realize the suspect had a second knife.
Three male victims are in critical condition and a fourth man has minor injuries. The suspect is in critical condition. His name hasn’t been released.
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