On Wednesday night, Horton was killed when a man with a knife began attacking pedestrians in Russell Square.
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She was staying in London while her husband, Richard Wagner, taught a summer session for the university.
A USA national was killed and five people injured Wednesday evening after a knife-wielding man attacked bystanders in Central London, according to CNN.
A 64-yr-old American woman, Darlene Horton was on Wednesday night killed with five others injured in a knife attack at the Russell square, central London.
The Metropolitan Police said they received numerous calls starting at 10:30 p.m. local time (2130 GMT) describing a “man attacking people with a knife” between Russell Square, Montague Street, Bloomsbury Square and Great Russell Street.
There are no words to express our heartache over this awful tragedy.
The University said its students had already left the program for the summer and that none were involved in the incident. The couple had planned to return to Tallahassee Thursday, Pitts said.
Police said earlier that the suspect was transferred to a London police station on Thursday morning after he was treated in hospital for unspecified injuries.
Rowley said the investigation is pending, but the police believe the victims-from Australia, the United States, Israel, and the United Kingdom-were chosen at random.
Police raided Bulhan’s home in Tooting on Thursday after he was arrested on suspicion of murder.
In addition to killing the woman, the suspect injured five others, and Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said the authorities believed the incident was a result of “mental health issues”.
A British man, who suffered a stab wound to his stomach, is still in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
A 19-year-old man was arrested at 22:39 after a Taser was discharged by an officer.
Another American was among the victims injured in the attack, along with Australian, Israeli and British citizens.
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London mayor Sadiq Khan called for “calm and vigilance” after the attack and said peoples safety “is my number one priority”.
