WMAL Interview - ROD WHEELER - 11.01.17
Nov 01, 2017, 05:16 PM
6:35 AM - ROD WHEELER - Former DC Homicide detective on NY attack
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New York terror truck driver pledged allegiance to ISIS: Uzbek man, 29, who killed eight and injured 15 with his vehicle while shouting Allahu Akbar near Ground Zero left behind notes and a flag
Police insiders say Uzbek man Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, 29, is the terrorist who killed civilians Tuesday
Eight people are dead and 15 people have been injured after he drove for a mile down a bike path
He immigrated to the US in 2010 and has lived in Ohio and Florida, and currently resides in New Jersey
Saipov has two trucking companies registered under his name, and also worked as an Uber driver
One man who knew him said he was very friendly and good with kids, but feared having his photo taken
Saipov allegedly mounted West Side Highway bike path at 3.05pm on Tuesday at Houston Street
He then continued southbound for 17 blocks, mowing down pedestrians, runners and cyclists, cops said
Only when he crashed into a school bus at Chambers Street did he stop; two kids were hurt, one critically
The man was then seen brandishing two fake guns before being shot in the stomach by an NYPD officer
He survived and is out of surgery. ISIS flags and notes pledging his allegiance were found in the truck he used
Police are investigating a Home Depot in Passaic where Saipov is believed to have rented the truck