Trevor Bickford, the suspect in a Times Square attack involving a machete against NYPD officers in New York City, was likely motivated by extremism.
Trevor Bickford, 19, is expected to be arraigned on attempted murder charges. Johny Fernandez reports.has made statements to investigators that strengthen the belief the attack was motivated by Islamic extremism, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Upon arrival in New York the suspect made a large donation with the cash to the Bowery Mission, which investigators believe was meant to satisfy a Muslim tenet of charity. One officer suffered a fractured skull, another was treated for a bad cut. One is an eight-year veteran, and one of the others is a rookie officer who just graduated from the police academy on Friday.RELATED: Chicago-area terrorist's attempt to retract guilty plea stopped by federal judgeThe attack and sound of a gunshot briefly sent some people in the crowd running, but the incident did not impact the festivities in Times Square, which continued uninterrupted.
The attack is also being investigated as a possible incident of terrorism because of online postings Bickford made before the attack. According to sources, the mother and aunt of Trevor Bickford notified law enforcement in recent weeks about their concerns he was gravitating toward dangerous Islamist ideologies.
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