Truck plows into cyclists near World Trade Center

UPDATE: Federal prosecutors filed terrorism charges late Wednesday afternoon against Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in Tuesday’s attack in lower Manhattan that killed eight people. The complaint charged Saipov, who drove a rental truck onto a crowded bike path, with providing material support to a terrorist group and committing violence and destruction of motor vehicles. It also alleged he acted intentionally and in response to calls to action by Islamic State (ISIS). Investigators found thousands of ISIS-related videos and photos on two phones that were in a bag Saipov was carrying at the time of the attack. Saipov appeared at the New York federal courthouse on Wednesday in a wheelchair, handcuffed, and with his feet shackled. The FBI announced Wednesday it is interviewing another person, Mukhammadzoir Kadirov, also from Uzbekistan, in connection with the deadly attack.

UPDATE (1:03 p.m.): Police said the suspect in Tuesday’s terror attack in New York City planned the attack for several weeks. Though Sayfullo Saipov was never the subject of an FBI or New York City Police Department terror investigation, he is believed to have had contact with people under investigation, said John Miller, deputy police commissioner for intelligence. “He appears to have followed, almost exactly to a T, the instructions that ISIS has put out in its social media channels before, with instructions to its followers on how to carry out such an attack,” Miller said. In combing through the crime scene, detectives have found numerous knives and a note praising Islamic State (ISIS).

UPDATE (10:53 a.m.): The suspect in Tuesday’s terror attack in New York City immigrated to the United States legally from Uzbekistan in 2010, officials said. Investigators believe Sayfullo Saipov, 29, was radicalized by Islamic extremism after coming to the United States, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday on CBS This Morning. A note found inside the truck used in the attack made a reference to Islamic State (ISIS), Cuomo said. Saipov lived in several states over the past seven years, including Ohio, Florida, and New Jersey. He stayed with a family in the Cincinnati area who remembered him as a hard worker. “He wouldn’t go to parties or anything. He only used to come home and rest and leave and go back to work,” Dilnoza Abdusamatova told The Cincinnati Enquirer. Saipov made his living as a driver and formed two commercial truck businesses in the United States. A marriage license filed in Summit County, Ohio, indicated he married Nozima Odilova, also from Uzbekistan, in 2013. A neighbor at a Florida apartment complex where Saipov lived described him as a friendly man who enjoyed playing with children. He most recently lived in Paterson, N.J., and worked as an Uber driver. A building manager told The Record newspaper Saipov lived in an apartment with his wife and two children. He had one encounter with law enforcement in 2015 for a trucking infraction, which he settled by paying a fine.

UPDATE (10/31/17, 7:17 p.m.): Two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation have identified the suspect in Tuesday afternoon’s truck attack in New York City as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov. The officials were not authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing investigation but spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. AP also reports the suspect has a Florida driver's license but may have been living in New Jersey. He was shot by police and is in surgery and is expected to survive. Police say the attack, which killed eight people, is being investigated as an act of terror.

UPDATE (10/31/17, 6:17 p.m.): The driver of a rented truck who killed eight people on a bicycle path in New York City yelled “Allahu Akbar,” Arabic for “God is great,” as he stepped out of his vehicle. The 29-year-old man, who has not yet been named, waved a paintball gun and a pellet gun at bystanders before police shot him in the stomach. He remains hospitalized.

When asked about the suspect’s comments, New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill confirmed them but declined to elaborate: “Yeah. He did make a statement when he exited the vehicle.”

In a tweet, President Donald Trump called the attacker “a sick and deranged person.” Vice President Mike Pence said the attacker “must be held accountable.” And New York Mayor Bill de Blasio called the attack “cowardly.”

UPDATE (10/31/17, 5:45 p.m.): New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said eight people died Tuesday afternoon when a “lone wolf” attacker drove into cyclists and pedestrians near the World Trade Center memorial. He called the incident “an act of terror” aimed at civilians but said investigators had no evidence of a wider plot.

UPDATE (10/31/17, 4:45 p.m.): Police officials say six people are dead and nine others suffered injuries when a truck plowed along a bike path near the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan.

OUR EARLIER REPORT (10/31/17, 4:15 p.m.): Police in New York City say someone driving a truck plowed onto a busy bike path near the World Trade Center, striking several people. According to witnesses, the driver jumped out of the car and began firing what appeared to be a gun. Police said it’s not clear yet whether anyone was shot. One person is in custody, but police have not released any other details. An Associated Press photographer at the scene reported seeing two bodies near the bike path lying on the ground, covered with tarps. Other witnesses reported seeing bloodied victims at the scene.