Federal authorities are investigating whether the 19-year-old suspect in the attack was inspired by radical Islamic extremism.
are investigating whether a man who attacked three police officers with a machete at a New Year’s Eve celebration, striking two of them, was inspired by radical Islamic extremism, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter.
The 19-year-old suspect, identified as Trevor Bickford, of Maine, is also expected to recover. He's been charged with two counts of attempted murder of a police officer, as well as two counts of attempted assault. Michael Driscoll, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s New York field office, said the FBI's Joint Terrorist Task Force in New York City was investigating, but investigators believe the attacker acted alone.
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