*UPDATE* Mass Stabbing at Mall in St. Cloud, Minnesota: Suspect Dahir Adan Asked Victims if They Were Muslim

Patrick Poole | 10:38 PM on September 17, 2016

Sheriff David Clarke, Jr., of Milwaukee County, Wis., salutes the audience before his speech at the National Rifle Association convention Friday, May 20, 2016, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

UPDATE: Leaders of the Somali community have identified the suspect as Dahir Adan:

BREAKING:Somali community leaders in Minnesota identified mall stabbing attacker as Dahir Adan,a junior student at St Cloud State University

— Harun Maruf (@HarunMaruf) September 18, 2016

And ISIS has claimed credit for the attack:

Breaking: #IS #ISIS claims Minnesota stabbings. Claims a “soldier of the Islamic State” responsible. pic.twitter.com/5NoPA5E3vF

— Thomas Joscelyn (@thomasjoscelyn) September 18, 2016

Original Post: Police in St. Cloud, Minnesota, have just finished a press conference about a mass stabbing at the Crossroads Mall in that city. The suspect is dead and several people were injured in the attack.

8 people taken to a hospital after Minnesota mall stabbings. https://t.co/UQgMk9Qddx

— The Associated Press (@AP) September 18, 2016

Police: 8 victims. 7 have been released. 1 still in hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

— Heidi Wigdahl (@HeidiWigdahl) September 18, 2016

St. Cloud PD just now: suspect dead in Crossroads stabbing, multiple victims.

— David Unze (@sctimesunze) September 18, 2016

One witness described what happened:

A reply from a person who works at H & M at Crossroads. According to her this is what she saw. pic.twitter.com/FWw3JUIQ75

— Lyanne Valdez (@UTVSLyanne) September 18, 2016

Local police have not yet named the dead suspect, but they released some additional details:

St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson: Off-duty officer from another department killed Crossroads Center stabbing suspect. — David Unze (@sctimesunze) September 18, 2016

BREAKING: St. Cloud mall stabbing attack suspect referenced Allah during attack, asked at least 1 victim if they were Muslim before assault — Steve Tellier KSTP (@stellierkstp) September 18, 2016

St. Cloud mall stabbing attack suspect was wearing a private security firm uniform. Had prior contact with police thru traffic stops only.

— Steve Tellier KSTP (@stellierkstp) September 18, 2016

St. Cloud PD Chief Blair Anderson said suspect referred to “Allah”before stabbing 8. Off duty police killed suspect: https://t.co/TWTZOVK6TJ — Scripps National (@ScrippsNational) September 18, 2016

We will update on this situation when there is more news to report.