He came in looking to kill, hacking at innocent people with a machete as they sat unsuspectingly at their dinner tables last night.
The seemingly random storming of a central Ohio restaurant left four people seriously wounded. Now, the suspect is being investigated for possible terror connections.
The brutal attack happened last evening at Nazareth Restaurant and Deli, a Mediterranean restaurant in Columbus named for the birthplace of Jesus by its Christian owner, who is also from Israel.
According to a local news source, the suspect (who has not yet been named) may have been on a U.S. terror watch list, and the FBI is reportedly assisting with the investigation.
Police said the man walked into the restaurant, had a conversation with an employee and then left. According to reports, he may have been confirming that the owner was Israeli. He returned about a half hour later. That’s when police said he approached a man and a woman who were sitting just inside the door at a booth and started the attack.
Police said employees and patrons desperately fought the man to stop the brutal attack.
“Some of the patrons there started throwing chairs at him just trying to get him out of there,” Columbus police Sgt. Rich Weiner said.
The man eventually fled the scene in a white car and led police on a short chase. Officers forced the man off the road a few miles away and when he got out of his car police said they tried unsuccessfully to use a stun gun on him.
Weiner said, “At that point he had a machete and another knife in his hand and he lunged across the hood at the officers.”
That’s when police said an officer shot and killed the man.
The victims were taken to an area hospital and are expected to recover.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
one less terrorist
should never have been here in the first place
Sounds good to me.
Agree. He should have never been here in the first place. Our do nothing president is more concerned about foreign nationals than U S citizens. What a hell of a government.
TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT 2016!
One less PIG terrorist. Wish I could have held him at gunpoint to force feed him some CHITTLINS FIRST.
+1
just bury him in pig dung, it will also do the trick.
Ban chairs. Obama is a Muslim and anyone with any sense knows this. All the people that say otherwise are to stupid to be Americans.
ever seen a picture of obamas inauguration ? look closely and you will see his hand on 2 books the top is the bible and underneath is the Koran most people have never taken the time to notice thiswhich is why this has been no secret for years
I wonder if he was read his rights in whatever language he speaks? And if he was still alive I’m sure there would be a liberal lawyer by his side to make an excuse as to why this poor person seeking asylum in our country did this. And of course we would get the blame. Maybe those occupants shouldn’t have been there? What did they do to provoke him? How dare we practice our own religion in our own country! I’m sure it is all the fault of the Israelis, who have only been fighting for their own safety for hundreds of years against Islamic nations. The middle east has been in turmoil for thousands of years and now they are spreading their hatred and terror all over Europe and the U.S. I don’t profess to know much about the Islamic faith, but these types of actions, in my mind, don’t point to a religion of peace. What ever happened to live and let live?
Just think about all the money they saved by the police “knocking him off” instead of having a trial. Good for the officer. Too bad some of the patrons in the restaurant didn’t “pack.”
yep…you are so right.
Could have been anyone of us sitting there.
But I would have been packing….
The freaking police are idiots! You can;t tell me they could not have subdued the man with wounding shots at close range, and thereby have him available to get more information out of him. Our police forces are infected with shoot to kill cowards! Very little, if any, respect is due the officers who do these things like they did, or one officer did. It makes me sick, that this type of thing is happening all across our nation. If they can’t shoot to wound at close range they shouldn’t be on the police forces carrying a gun to a knife fight!
Randy: You need to research your idea of how to solve a violent event. You have to stop the suspect. Please learn more about violent events and put yourself in the shoes of police who serve and protect.
Yes , I was a chaser , in UNITED STATES MARINES , we dealt with some low down pigs , and that was the standing order always , if you pull your weapon , it was to kill . If you had to shoot . SEMPER FI 69-71
Randy…police shoot to stop the aggression. Center mass.
The chips fall where they fall. In this case both officers had a man with a machete and a knife heading toward them. He was neutralized. They’ll get information..guaranteed.
What they need to do is hold the Mosque that he attends responsible. Zero tolerance and Lock the doors and Immediately investigate them to the full length of the law. It will force these people to police their own.
Randy, If your mother or father or God forbid your children were at this restaurant just enjoying a meal, how would you feel then? You see, what the problem with people like you is that unless and until it hits your family or loved ones, it’s not that bad. Here you go blaming everyone but the attacker, how foolish can you be? Your blinded like most of the other pinheads in America today. What a sad state we’re in. I commend the police and their actions 100%. By the way Randy if that attacker ( terrorist ), was attacking you would you want someone, including Police, to shoot to kill or shoot to wound, as his or her, last blow when wounded could kill you? Think about it.
why would they want to subdue this idiot? i wouldn’t do it. you’re an idiot jose. probably worried about your own skin. comprende?
I can tell you don’t know anything about shooting or you wouldn’t have made that statement. In the time it’s ok we might have him to shooting is seconds and if you’ve been taught the right way to shoot, muscle memory will take you to center mass every time. Those cops did the right thing. God bless them for getting to go home to their families.
The guy tried to murder innocent people. Marshall Wright
Why, subdue my eye, I’m thrilled the police killed the SOB, then chopped his head off, how’s that,garyWhitson,you silly moron!!!!
We should tell ISIS that BHO is lying to them, he hates muslims and islam, he is an undercover Christian!
We should tell ISIS that BHO is lying to them, he hates muslims and islam, he is an undercover Christian!
I am sure this is not terror related but rather another case of workplace violence. These workplaces are getting violent even for people that do not work there. Let’s bring in more immigrants from countries that want to destroy us – ( and Israel) without being able to screen them. We can always “throw chairs” at the terrorists as they attack. Remember, when seconds count the police are just minutes away.
But then there will be those who say the police are racist, then there’ll be a lawsuit.
The kind of people that Hillary and Bernie say are good.
The religion of peace! If you believe that I’ve got ocean front property in Ohio I’ll sale ya!
The people that think Islam , is a religion of peace , are the same ones that voted for the Muslim POS not once , but twice !
One down and about 8 million to go..After they had shot and killed the moron they should have used the machete and decapitated him and used him as an example of what happens here in the U.S. when you try to kill our law abiding citizens..There are going to be more and more of this happening at any place at anytime..Arm yourselves, take action and rise up as a nation against all terrorists and annihilate any and all muslims that are willing to try to take us down..
Get thee to a mental institution Micheal! You are badly messed up!
Wake up America!Wake the fuk up! We’ve invited the wolf in sheep’s clothing into our den.This country needs a leader that will stand up against the Muslim community and tell them “either you’re with America or you’re not”If you can’t adhere to American values and way of life GET THE FUK OUT!
TRUMP is that man!
Ha ha, Alan. You don.t realize the wolves in sheep’s clothing are now the wolves in goat.s clothing your ignorant voting ways put in legislatures and governors’ mansions and court rooms all across our land.
That is the reason you have a firearm & carry at all times! Warding off an attack with a chair or anything else is ludicrous!
Where’s Obummer and his media machine. “We need to get knives out of the peoples hands to stop this insanity.
You won’t here about this Muslim attack on the news because A) Muslim man (“good guys”) B) attack was done without firearm.
another wake-up call…when do our Gov’t JACKASSES slam the gates shut with these asses on the outside…ANSWER: WHEN WE GET RID OF OBAMA AND HIS STAFF-ALL TRAITORS TO THE US.
Where was a legally armed citizen in all this? The perp died anyway. An armed citizen should have taken car of this problem before it escalated or the perp was able to get back in his car.
At least the police killed this terrorist. This is one less demon-possessed animal that the taxpayers will have to keep alive for several decades. It will be interesting to find out more about the attacker.
Did this incident make the national news last night? First I heard of it. Are the national media afraid of offending Muslim Terrorists?
Any new Muslim allowed into the US should have to spend the first month hanging out with BO in the WH. jwstx
No new, like trump said, stop them from coming in to our country I dont trust not one!
When the FBI gets involved, is that a good thing? It seems like they are controlled by the higher ups and things fall through the cracks….
I know this won’t be popular with the “kill them all” or “my religion is better than your religion” crowd but I can’t help myself because I am compelled to still use critical thinking and speak truth to power or against injustice.
Does anyone ever ask themselves if maybe they hate us because we’ve been meddling, occupying, bombing, terrorizing, kidnapping, droning, murdering, dropping cluster bombs, using chemical weapons & depleted uranium, murdering innocent Arab women and children, coveting their oil and supporting their dictators for decades, hell pretty much non-stop since the 30’s!
Israel has artfully and skillfully manipulated the media to have most Americans and many in the world believe they are defending themselves from Palestinians when in reality they are the occupiers and their pretend democracy is actually an obscene Apartheid Regime.
Your favorite news channel Fox is owned by a Saudi dictator prince and an Aussi Billionaire who has been making a fortune beating the drums of war always for war and more war.
One day soon I hope, we will come to our senses and stop pretending we are the good guys when in reality we have become the latest brutish empire or we will be forced to as we will have bankrupt ourselves morally & financially.
Just remember it’s only because I read all of your filthy vile unchristian diatribes that I felt compelled to write this for those of you who obviously have no clue of what is being done in your name. Ignorance is not a legal defence in any court especially the final one.
There will be a reckoning.
But remember one thing they are terrorist cowards, they kill people who are just going about there lives not hurting anyone, why harm the people they have nothing to do with it! If you feel this way then you dont belong here in my country leave!
He is one that Obama flew in and released with out any one knowing.
I notice they won’t tell us his name……maybe Mohammid
And the Dem. keep wanting them to come into our country, yeah peaceful people they say.
THAT is why i WILL NOT go in and stay in weapon free zones EVER if i HAVE to i go inj do what i have to do and get ASAP
WEAPON FREE ZONES ARE KILLING GROUND
according to stats from the FBI the average active shooter incident lasts around 12 minutes
these same stats show that 1/3 or 33%of these incidents where OVER in five minutes or LESS
these stats also show that when there is a active shooter incident in PROGRESS law enforcement COULD NOT arrive on scene in time to stop someone from getting killed
the average time it takes for a 911 call is around 5 to 15 minutes
so BY THE TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOWS UP YOUR BODY IS ALREADY STARTING TO COOL
if someone wants to be unarmed thats THERE right thing and problem
LEAVE THOSE OF US THAT DONT WANT TO UNARMED ALONE
Its time to ban the machete and have more open carry permits. By the time you call someone with a gun (police) its too late. The thug has already done what he intended to do, A well trained person with a sidearm is much better than praying and using a cell phone,
These hundreds of thousands of refugee men are cowards that beat and rape woman and children. Good thing are for fathers weren’t pussies and ran like them. I will be like my Father and fight till my last breath to keep Americans free and safe. At least dig the hole to to bury your women in children before you run.
Our president is responsible for protecting us. This idiot being allowed in should result in attempted
murder charges to Obama.
This is only going to continue to happen…until Trump takes over and cleans house!
Ladies and gentlemen:
Police art reactive, when they should be proactive.. Most people with half a brain can rope off a area and collect evidence, take pictures, and have people make a statement. We shouldn’t blame the police for not reacting sooner, we have to many liberal lawyers ready to sue so they can get that big commission..The only way to handle these situations is be armed and be ready. Take no prisoners….
GUNS MADE THIS A FREE COUNTRY (almost} and GUNS IN THE HANDS OF CITIZENS WILL KEEP IT FREE…….
All they needed was one person who was a concealed carry and he would have stopped the situation immediately. How many people will be maimed or killed before they wake you to carry their own protection.
Thank you Obama. How much longer before people wake up? It is only a matter of time before we experience more terror attacks, thanks to Obama and his innocent Muslims from the Middle East. Marshall Wright
Eric Bischoff! If that’s how you feel! Don’t waste another moment leave America and go live with your ISIS brothers, I am sure they will welcome you with open arms they may even remove the burden you carry on your shoulders just lean forward a little bit. Randy Johnson! Listen! You can’t love America and Islam! We need your space. Go join your Islamic brothers! and by the way! America is not your land! America belongs to Almighty God first and Patriots second! Proof that America is not your land from your un-patriotic crap.
Another federally protected muslim terrorist strikes again.
FBI protected this terrorist. They knew him, yet they let him walk the streets of America, they knew he would strike. This is the problem with America.
The terrorists are protected under Obama’s orders.
Wake up pople. Get armed and trained.
Well, now there go our machetes along with scissors, saws, knives, and forks.
Too bad he died. He will now have to learn why he did wrong but he will have to learn his lesson for ALL ETERNITY.