The suspect, Ahmad Khan Rahami, is believed to have set off pipe-bomb style devices in New Jersey and New York City, injuring 29 people, on Sept. 17, according to USA Today. Additionally, the FBI found more pipe bombs in Elizabeth, N.J., on Sept. 18.
Mr. Rahami was found asleep outside a tavern in Linden, N.J., on Sept. 19 morning. The tavern owner alerted the police, according to My Central Jersey. A shootout then ensued, during which two police officers and Mr. Rahami were injured.
Officer Angel Padilla was struck in the torso, while Officer Peter Hammer “was grazed in the head from a bullet or debris.” Officer Hammer was released after spending the night at the hospital, while Officer Padilla was transferred to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway (N.J.), where he was treated and then discharged.
Mr. Rahami, who was shot in the arm and leg, underwent surgery at University Hospital and is still there, according to the report.
It is unclear at this point whether Mr. Rahami acted alone. The motive is also unknown.
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