The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Alton Nolen, attacked another colleague with the knife before being shot by the Oklahoma food distribution firm's boss.
The suspect Nolen survived and was in hospital in a stable condition and he had chosen his victims at random. The police have ruled out any immediate indication of a link with terrorism.
From the sequence of events Nolen went to the parking lot, then drove his vehicle to the front of the business and entered the main entrance where he encountered and killed Colleen Hufford with a knife. During the attack, Nolen severed the victim's head.
In view of the nature of the crime local police have called in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
A spokesman for the Islamic Council of Oklahoma said Muslims were "shocked, horrified and saddened." It seems Nolen had recently converted to Islam but spokeswoman Sheryl Siddiqui has revealed that he was not known to any of the leadership in Oklahoma mosques. The Washington DC-based Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) also said it was "horrified."
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