Update: It appears that at least one mainstream media outlet, the Columbus Dispatch did mention at least one gunshot victim in this article however failed to account for how the individual was shot or ask authorities how it happened.

In what is becoming a bizarre turn of events, it appears that the cop hailed as the hero who saved lives at Ohio State, is actually is responsible for shooting several of the students while trying to shoot the attacker. Officer Alan Horujko, hailed as a hero by mainstream media, appears to be responsible for causing several gunshot wounds, one of which appears to be serious.

Around 10:30 AM on November 28, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, a Somali immigrant attending Ohio State drove his car into a crowd of students who were gathered outside a building due to a research lab fluoride leak causing an evacuation.  After this, Artan exited the car holding a knife and began stabbing several bystanders with the large kitchen knife.

As police was already present there, Abdul Razak Ali Artan was almost immediately shot by OSU police officer Alan Horujko who was immediately hailed as a hero by the mainstream media.  While perhaps Horujko is a hero for ending a threat, it appear that the mainstream media is not telling the entire story, namely that several of the students injured during the attack were injured by Horujko’s poor marksmanship, not by Artan’s knife.

Almost immediately after the attack, eye witnesses started calling out mainstream media for falsely reporting that a shooter was loose on campus and for covering up the fact that some of the most serious injuries were caused by the police, not the attacker.  One eyewitness wrote in a post titled I’m Here, This is what happened,

A Muslim jumped the curb and used his car to hit people. Then he got out with a machete and tried to whack a few folks with that. He didn’t have much success. The police were called. A campus cop showed up, emptied his clip killing the Muslim and ALSO SHOT A STUDENT. The cop gets on the radio and says ‘shots fired’ – suddenly its a ‘mass shooting’.

Now they’re on TV not saying a word about the student the cop shot who is in critical condition. In fact, the worst injury in all this came from the police. They’re also completely ignoring motive, race or religion of the attacker. They’re not giving his name or even asking the question.

This whole thing has been escalated times a thousand by a bored media and an overzealous cop….a reporter just asked if anyone other than the attacker was shot and THEY IGNORED THE QUESTION. Ridiculous.

So far no media reports have mentioned the fact that the most serious injuries appear to have been caused by police rather than the terrorist armed with a knife.

Another source working for the Ohio State University public safety department who does not wish to be identified publicly, told TruthVoice that one victim with a fairly serious gunshot leg injury was treated at Ohio State Medical Center and at least one other victim with gunshot wounds was treated at another hospital. The extent of the injuries appears to be unclear right now.

No other media outlets appear to report on the fact that several students were shot by police and continue to ignore the question of how victims of this attack ended up with gun shots while the attacker was only armed with a knife.

The narrative of “cops as heroes no matter what” continues to be played as the main thread in all media reports, putting the media in questionable light as they should be the ones asking the difficult questions in order to provide a full and complete story to the public at large.

We will continue to keep you updated as new details about the Ohio State University attack emerge.

A Jackson, MI man has won thousands of dollars in a police brutality lawsuit. Joseph Hines was beaten while attending Ohio State University.

Hines filed a federal lawsuit in 2013 against the officers who beat him.

Hines was awarded $30,000 less than two weeks ago.

This all stems from an incident in August 2012 when Hines says he was brutally attacked and beaten by police in Columbus.

Joseph Hines is the son of well-known Jackson pastor Reverend James Hines of Lily Missionary Baptist Church.

After a successful academic and athletic career at Jackson high school, the younger Hines went on to attend OSU.

He says he was 20 years old on August 9th when he was approached by officers near campus. He admits he and some of his friends had been drinking.

Hines says he was attacked by those officers, punched in the face, handcuffed, and knocked unconscious.

Hines was then arrested and charged with five crimes, all except for a littering charge, were eventually dropped. Those records have since been expunged.

In court documents, officers claimed Hines resisted arrest throughout the incident.

Ultimately, jurors found that only one officer used excessive force, and awarded Hines $30000. He had sued for the minimum of $75,000.

After a long court battle, Joseph Hines says he’s now just trying to move forward with his life.

“I’m just thankful and appreciative for everyone that’s been there for my family,” says Hines.

Sgt. Rich Weiner with the Columbus Police Department says the internal investigation into the case is still ongoing. That investigation was opened as soon as a complaint was made.

Sgt. Weiner says from what police understand, the complainant and witnesses refused to talk on advice from an attorney. Because of that, Police had to wait until the case had ended. Now, they will review the transcript and testimony from the witnesses.

Sgt. Weiner tells News 10 the department respects the opinion of the federal jury. He points out that the jury found that two officers did not use excessive force, and that they found that one officer did use more force than was necessary.

The jury awarded Hines $30,000 for that claim, much less than was requested by Hines.

He says the Department does not want to minimize the incident, and admits there were issues on both sides.

Police wish there would have been more cooperation at the beginning of the incident. The department will move forward from here.

A Jackson man’s nearly two-year wait for his day in court ends today.

Joseph Hines, 22, filed a lawsuit Oct. 25, 2013, against the city of Columbus and several police officers, seeking damages for an alleged “brutal unjustified physical attack” that occurred while he was a student at Ohio State University on Aug. 29, 2012.

A jury trial gets underway today in U.S. District Judge L. Graham’s courtroom.

The incident initially began when two Columbus police officers confronted Hines, then 20, about a container of alcohol on the ground near a bench in the area of North High and East 13^th streets about 11:45 p.m. across from the street from the Ohio State University student union, court documents state.

The lawsuit claims officers Debra Paxton, Thomas Dewitt and Edward Prime then handcuffed Hines, took him to the ground, sprayed him with mace, struck him in the back, shoulders, arms, stomach and head during his arrest on allegations of underage drinking and resisting arrest.

Hines, charged with six misdemeanors, ultimately pleaded guilty to a charge of littering and paid a $100 fine in January 2013. At the time, a prosecutor said Hines was found to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.07 three to four hours after the incident but added five of the charges against Hines were dropped “in light of everything that occurred that night.”

In a deposition filed with the court, Hines, the son of the Rev. James Hines of Lilly Missionary Baptist Church, said he was knocked unconscious during the incident.

“The next thing I recall and the only thing I’ve been able to recall is waking up hogtied on the ground with an eye swollen shut, covered in mace, asking for water because I could not breathe,” Hines said during the deposition.

Hines suffered injuries to the head, eyes, wrists and other parts of his body and permanent scarring during the arrest. He also has suffered mental anguish, severe emotional distress, fright and shock, humiliation or mortification and severe emotional distress, according to the lawsuit. He spent three days in the hospital after the incident.

In the initial response to the lawsuit, the city of Columbus admitted force was used during the arrest but claimed the officers were justified in doing so in “securing a lawful arrest.”

The city of Columbus filed a motion to dismiss the case in April stating the officers did not violate Hines’ constitutional rights at any time. Graham ruled in their favor in part, finding officers did not fail to intervene when police used force. He also did not find information to support an allegation officers conspired with one another to fabricate and cover up their use of force.

Graham, however, refused to dismiss allegations of excessive force, allowing a jury to hear the arguments and decide.

Hines, a 2010 graduate of Jackson High School, graduated from Ohio State University in December 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness and applied economics. He spent nine semesters at the university and had originally enrolled to study neurosurgery.

The lawsuit seeks more than $75,000 in damages.

By Danielle Salisbury for mlive.com