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Media jump the gun on Ohio State shooting that never happened

By Philip Wegmann

Published November 29, 2016 12:22am ET

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Media jump the gun on Ohio State shooting that never happened — Police cover the body of a suspect outside Watts Hall on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, following an attack on campus that left several people injured on Monday. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch via AP) | Adam Cairns

What’s the only thing faster than a speeding bullet? The willingness of journalists to jump the gun and begin to assign blame.

Relying on early and inaccurate information, national outlets reported this morning that a shooter was loose on campus at Ohio State. In reality, 18-year old Abdul Razak Ali Artan attacked and injured 11 students with a butcher knife and his Honda Civic, not a gun.

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