Sheriff Vern Warnke took to the microphone yet again this evening with another update on the UC Merced stabbing attack that wounded four Wednesday morning. Authorities still insist that the stabbing spree was not a terrorist act, but rather a personal dispute with classmates that was taken too far.
The new evidence? The coroner reportedly found a two-page manifesto on the body of freshman Faisal Mohammad while performing the autopsy.
Sheriff Warnke says autopsy revealed exact motive, including a manifesto on @ucmerced suspect.
— Corin Hoggard (@corinhoggard) November 6, 2015
The coroner found manifesto on suspect. Sheriff Warnke will read from it later tonight. There was another call for service about him prior.
— Corin Hoggard (@corinhoggard) November 6, 2015
(1/2) Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke says manifesto found on Faisal Mohammad detailed plan to murder more people pic.twitter.com/dMlYoEvn6z
— Ramona Giwargis (@RamonaGiwargis) November 6, 2015
(2/2) "He planned to ambush one or two officers and take their guns and shoot a couple students," Warnke said.
— Ramona Giwargis (@RamonaGiwargis) November 6, 2015
Merced sheriff says the manifesto indicates "a teenage boy that got upset w/ classmates and took it to the extreme." pic.twitter.com/5lvXiGvFRP
— Ramona Giwargis (@RamonaGiwargis) November 6, 2015
Sheriff Warnke says the suspect was recently kicked out of a study group connected to the class where he began the attack. @kcranews
— Linda Mumma (@LindaBMumma) November 6, 2015
Sheriff Warnke says the suspect named several students in the manifesto. Doesn't know if any of the victims were among those named.
— Linda Mumma (@LindaBMumma) November 6, 2015
Contents of UC Merced suspect backpack: zip-tie handcuffs, petroleum jelly, night-vision scope, safety hammer, duct tape per Merced sheriff
— Hailey Branson-Potts (@haileybranson) November 5, 2015
Sheriff Warnke says manifesto explains the petroleum was going to be used to squirt on the floor as slippery substance during stabbing spree
— Linda Mumma (@LindaBMumma) November 6, 2015
Sheriff Warnke on UC Merced stabbing suspect "He had a pretty elaborate idea of what he wanted to do."
— Dale Yurong (@DaleYurongABC30) November 6, 2015
Sheriff says the manifesto was found in a pocket on the suspect's clothing during the autopsy. It revealed more incidents planned on campus.
— Linda Mumma (@LindaBMumma) November 6, 2015
Mohammad's "plan haywired because people fought back." Entire event from start to finish lasted no more than 2 minutes. -Sheriff Warnke
— Angela Greenwood (@AGreenwoodNews) November 6, 2015
Manifesto referenced "Allah" but said nothing about terroism. -Sheriff Warnke
— Angela Greenwood (@AGreenwoodNews) November 6, 2015
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