Police: 8 Stabbed, Suspect Dead In St. Cloud Mall Incident

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A St. Cloud mall was on lockdown for several hours Saturday night after a suspect stabbed eight people, according to police.

It happened just after 8 p.m. There were eight victims with stab wounds, police said. Seven were treated and released and one remains in the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to police.

Police said the suspect, dressed in a private security uniform, made a reference to Allah and asked one victim if they were Muslim.

An off-duty police officer from another jurisdiction confronted the suspect and fatally shot him, police said.

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2016/09/17/police-respond-to-st-cloud-mall-on-reports-of-stabbing-victims/

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1. More info

St. Cloud Police Chief William Blair Anderson said the suspect, whom he did not identify, was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer from another jurisdiction. All but one of the eight victims had been treated and released from a local hospital and all were expected to survive their injuries.

Police responded reports of several stabbings at the Crossroads Mall at around 8:30 p.m. local time. Witnesses also reported hearing gunshots at the scene.

Anderson declined to call the attacks an act of terrorism, saying the motive for the attacks isn't known yet. "We will be diligent and get to the bottom of this," Anderson said.
The chief added that the suspect was wearing the uniform of a private security company and noted his only prior contact with police had been through traffic stops.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/18/attacker-reported-dead-after-stabbing-spree-at-minnesota-mall.html

[romanic]

2. Glad they got him.

So sick of these fucking maniacs.

[greenman3610]

3. stochastic terror

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/trumps-assassination-dog-whistle-was-scarier-than-you-think-w433615

In other words, what Trump just did is engage in so-called stochastic terrorism. This is an obscure and non-legal term that has been occasionally discussed in the academic world for the past decade and a half, and it applies with precision here. Stochastic terrorism, as described by a blogger who summarized the concept several years back, means using language and other forms of communication "to incite random actors to carry out violent or terrorist acts that are statistically predictable but individually unpredictable."

Let's break that down in the context of what Trump said. Predicting any one particular individual following his call to use violence against Clinton or her judges is statistically impossible. But we can predict that there could be a presently unknown lone wolf who hears his call and takes action in the future.

Stated differently: Trump puts out the dog whistle knowing that some dog will hear it, even though he doesn't know which dog.
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ISIS and Trump on the same page here. Weaponizing random nut jobs.

[smirkymonkey]

4. Exactly!

We will only see more of this if he wins the election. God forbid.

[NickB79]

5. I went to college there 1998-2003. It's known as "White Cloud" for all the racism

The recent influx of Somali immigrants has got the locals REALLY riled up.

This is Michelle Bachman territory, fyi.