The Police Reveal Identity of Suspected Terrorist Who Killed 8 Pedestrians in New York

The NYPD just released the identity of the driver who shockingly killed 8 people and injured at least a dozen by running them over with his pickup truck on Oct. 31, after reportedly pledging allegiance to ISIS.

The NYPD has officially identified 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov as the driver who took to lower Manhattan on Oct. 31 and ran over pedestrians leaving 8 dead and many others injured. The incident is currently being investigated as a terror attack, and sources told the New York Post that Sayfullo shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is great) after getting out of his vehicle.

 

After Sayfullo ran over the pedestrians in a white van and allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar”, he exited with what appeared to be two hand guns before getting shot by police in the abdomen. He was then arrested and taken to the hospital.

Sayfullo is reportedly from Uzbekistan, according to the Daily Mail, but he immigrated to the US in 2010, and at the time of his arrest, he was holding an identification card that listed his home as Tampa, Florida. He also worked as a commercial truck driver and had previously lived in both Ohio and New Jersey. It’s not yet clear how long he had been in New York before the attack. Furthermore, his criminal record includes traffic offenses in Missouri and Pennsylvania. Court records also show that he was stopped in Mount Holly Springs Borough, Pennsylvania in March 2015. The New York Post claims he previously pledged allegiance to ISIS.

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