Terrorist Truck Attack Kills 8 on New York Bike Path

Among the dead are a group of friends celebrating the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation

A woman is aided by first responders after sustaining injury on a bike path in lower Manhattan in New York on Oct. 31, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

NEW YORK–A man driving a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists on a bike path alongside the Hudson River in New York City on Tuesday, Oct. 31, killing eight people and injuring about a dozen in what authorities said was an act of terrorism.

The 29-year-old suspect was shot in the abdomen by police and arrested after he crashed the truck into a school bus and fled his vehicle, authorities said. A U.S. law enforcement said the suspect is an Uzbekistan-born immigrant.