New York state police say suspect has been taken into custody after stabbing author as he prepared to give speech in Chautauqua near Erie
Here is additional footage of Rushdie being transported in a helicopter to a hospital for what we now know is an apparent stab wound to the neck.
From reporter Moshe Schwartz:
A State Trooper assigned to the event immediately took the suspect into custody. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene. More information will be released when it is available.
