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Authorities Can't Yet Link ISIS To Slain OSU Attacker

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Federal and local authorities investigating Monday's attack at Ohio State University do not believe anybody else was involved in the planning, other than deceased suspect Abdul Razak Ali Artan. While ISIS has taken credit, FBI Special Agent Angela Byers says a direct connection to Artan has yet to be found.

A campus police officer fatally shot Artan shortly after the attack, which injured 11 people. Deputy Columbus police chief Michael Woods says Artan purchased a knife at a west side store early Monday, but investigators aren't sure he used it in the attack.

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The Franklin County coroner's autopsy report shows Artan died of gunshot wounds to the head and chest, and says his death was a homicide.

Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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