SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) — A former Army sharpshooter with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder plowed his car at high speed into a group of pedestrians in a Silicon Valley suburb, injuring eight people, and then told authorities that he intentionally hit them, police said.
Isaiah Joel Peoples, 34, gave no indication why he targeted the group in Sunnyvale, California, authorities said. He was being held Wednesday on eight counts of attempted murder. Four of the pedestrians remained hospitalized, including a 13-year-old girl who was in critical condition. Peoples was scheduled to appear in court Friday.
Sunnyvale police Capt. Jim Choi said authorities were still trying to determine a motive. There was no evidence linking Peoples to any terrorist organization, but the crash was deliberate, he said. "Unless the car malfunctioned, he would not have done that. He's like the perfect, model citizen," she said.
She said Peoples had"a bad episode" with PTSD in 2015 and has told her that he had been regularly taking medication since then. Six people were taken to hospitals, including the youngest victim, a 9-year-old boy who was treated and released.
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