After attacking multiple police officers despite being a teenager, Trevor Bickford was himself shot in the shoulder, know why he did such a disdainful act and how he executed his plan as the video goes viral
Law enforcement officials said that the suspect’s name was discovered on a federal database for sharing pro-jihadist views on social media. Federal authorities reportedly spoke with Bickford in early December after becoming aware of his situation through his family. His relatives apparently expressed their growing anxiety over the suspect’s ardent support for extremist Islamist ideology and desire to travel to Afghanistan.
Trevor Bickford attacks NYPD officers with machete in Times Square New York, video goes viral
United States: 19-year-old Jihadi Trevor Bickford stabbed two NYPD cops in head with a machete on New Year's Eve near Times Square.
"He was being watched by the FBI as earlier he had expressed interest in going to Afghanistan to join Islamic Militants"
+ pic.twitter.com/MBsjmJPNYo— Ashwini Shrivastava (@AshwiniSahaya) January 2, 2023
He is Trevor Bickford, he stabbed two police officers near Times Square on the New Year Eve.
He was being watched by the FBI and he had expressed interesr in going to Afghanistan.@washingtonpost, @nytimes and other US media are not even reporting this news. pic.twitter.com/CO0qQqjPG8
— Facts (@BefittingFacts) January 2, 2023
19-year-old Muslim Jihadi Trevor Bickford stabbed multiple NYPD cops in head with a machete on New Year's Eve. The Jihadi also has a brother who is serving in the US Army. #TerrorAttack #US #Jihad #WakeUpAmerica #WakeUpEverybody #NurseNoConfusion #terrorism pic.twitter.com/KVVbEcfODg
— Debashish Sarkar 🇮🇳 (@DebashishHiTs) January 2, 2023
Police brutally attacked in New York by alleged 19-year-old Trevor Bickford supporting pro-jihadist ideology
Why Trevor Bickford is under investigation by police?
Three NYPD policemen were hurt on New Year’s Eve in an unprovoked attack by Trevor Bickford, a young attacker who wielded a machete. According to sources, 18-year-old Maine resident Trevor Bickford used a machete to attack police officers in the vicinity of Times Square in New York City. It is revealed by authorities that officers who were hurt in the incident were taken to the hospital almost immediately and are said to be recovering well.
After being shot in the shoulder by one of the wounded officers during the attack, Wells High School graduate Trevor Bickford was also rushed to the hospital. Although the police have said that this was an unprovoked attack by Bickford, they have not yet determined a motive as they look into the suspect, who they have identified as a supporter of pro-jihadist ideology, according to a statement from officials.
How did Bickford manage to attack police and what was his motive?
According to law enforcement officials, Bickford travelled on an Amtrak train on December 29 from Maine to New York City. On December 31, 2022, just after 10 p.m., outside of checkpoints in Times Square, where New Year’s Eve celebrations were in full flow, Trevor Bickford approached an officer. The NYPD claims that Bickford used the machete to strike two of the cops in the head, fracturing one of their skulls and lacerating the other.
Bickford was shot in the shoulder, according to the police, and was taken to the hospital to receive medical attention. Due to online comments and the attack’s methodology, the incident is being looked at as a potential act of terrorism, according to law enforcement sources who spoke to ABC News.
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