Police killed a suspect who attacked an Ohio restaurant’s patrons with a machete as they sat eating their meals Thursday night.
The suspect, Mohammad Barry, was shot and killed by law enforcement after injuring four people at the Nazareth Restaurant and Deli in Columbus, Ohio, CBS news reported.
Investigators are currently trying to determine if the man, named Mohammad, attacked the restaurant, named Nazareth, as an act of terrorism, according to CBS.
Investigators are trying to determine if a machete attack in Ohio was tied to a terror group https://t.co/3KenGhr5AZ pic.twitter.com/h3MV5Jsc2n
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 12, 2016
“There was no rhyme or reason as to who he was going after,” Columbus police Sgt. Rich Weiner told CBS.
“Right now there’s nothing that leads us to believe that this is anything but a random attack,” he added.
The restaurant’s owner Hany Baransi believes his establishment was intentionally targeted.
“Obviously we were targeted because there’s a whole bunch of businesses around here,” the Israeli owner told the Columbus Dispatch. “I’m the only foreigner.”
Frightened customer Karen Bass described the chaos to CBS affiliate WBNS.
“He came to each table and just started hitting them,” she said. “There were tables and chairs overturned, there was a man on the floor bleeding, there was blood on the floor.”
“I fell like five times. My legs felt like jelly. I just thought he was going to come behind me and slash me up,” she added.
According to police, many of the customers and employees did their best to fight off the assailant before he ran out.
“Some of the patrons there started throwing chairs at him just trying to get him out of there,” Weiner said.
The fleeing suspect led police on a car chase before exiting his vehicle and going after police with the machete.
Officers tried unsuccessfully to subdue Barry with a stun gun before resorting to lethal force and killing him.
The restaurant is now closed and Baransi doesn’t know if it will ever reopen.
“Obviously I cannot do it on my own,” he told the Dispatch. “I need to see if (the staff) still like me, if they still want to work for me.”
There were plenty of responses to the attack on social media. Some of which claimed the media had the name several hours before they released it to the public.
An Israeli-owned restaurant in Columbus was attacked by a Somali terrorist, and it’s not even trending in Columbus pic.twitter.com/4EhwwQldCw
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) February 12, 2016
“The man, whom police have not identified” – @DispatchAlerts, an hour ago@CBSNews had the name 8 hours ago
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) February 12, 2016
FWIW, the media had that name for over 12 hours and sat on it. I’d like to know why.
— LMR (@LilMissRightie) February 12, 2016
Cops and media covering up terror attack in Ohio? Man asked if owners were Jews or Xtian, left and came back with a machete.
— ✝ranssubs✝an✝ial (@Transsubs) February 12, 2016
Reporters hearing machete attacker was on terrorist watchlist. FBI now assisting in investigation. #gahanna
— Gahanna News (@Gahannaohio) February 12, 2016
@realDonaldTrump
Another Muslim ATTACK
This time in OHIO
News media is being careful to HIDE his name MOHAMMAD BARRY— HalfFull (@HalfFull0) February 12, 2016
@TexasCruzn I saw this fleeting story about a machete attack in Ohio yesterday. Is it me or is the media stunningly quiet about it?
— Niko (@NikoTheFarmer) February 12, 2016
Ohio police kill Muslim Terrorist they say injured 4 with machete at Nazareth restruant https://t.co/Vudm6ggfl8 via @MailOnline
— Trump Is Obama (@TrumpIsObama) February 12, 2016
Police say #Ohio machete-attacker Muhammed Barry was Somali, looks like ‘lone wolf’ terrorist attack. https://t.co/pTEgOFp2dX
— Natasha Fatah (@NatashaFatah) February 12, 2016
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