Attacker kills 1, injures 3 in stabbings in Texas

Associated Press

AUSTIN, TEXAS

A student with a large hunting knife stabbed at least four people Monday on the University of Texas campus, killing one and seriously wounding the others before surrendering to police, authorities said.

There was no immediate word about a motive.

Student Rachel Prichett said she was standing at a food truck outside a gym when she saw a man with a large knife approach the person standing behind her.

“The guy was standing next to me,” Prichett said. “He grabbed him by the shoulder and shoved the knife in it. I just started running as fast as I could.”

Police identified the suspect as 21-year-old Kendrex J. White.

University police Chief David Carter described the weapon as a “Bowie-style” hunting knife. He said the stabbings occurred within a one-block area as the attacker “calmly walked around the plaza.”

One person died at the scene near the gym. The others were taken to the hospital. There were reports of additional victims with nonlife-threatening injuries, according to tweets from Travis County Emergency Medical Services.