Police Identify Suspect In Double Killing On Oregon Train

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP/KDKA) - Authorities on Saturday identified a 35-year-old Portland man as the suspect in the fatal stabbing of two people on a Portland light-rail train in Oregon.

Jeremy Joseph Christian is being held in the Multnomah County Jail on suspicion of aggravated murder and attempted murder.

(Photo Credit: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office)

Police say two people died Friday and another was hurt in the stabbing after a man yelled racial slurs at two young women who appeared to be Muslim, one of whom was wearing a hijab.

Witnesses told CBS affiliate KOIN 6 News that one of the victims was stabbed in the neck.

Police on Saturday said 53-year-old Ricky John Best of Happy Valley, Oregon, died at the scene on Friday and 23-year-old Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche of Portland died at a hospital.

Police say 21-year-old Micah David-Cole Fletcher of Portland was also stabbed in the attack and is in serious condition at a Portland hospital. Police say his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Police say that before the stabbing the assailant on the train was ranting on many topics, using "hate speech or biased language."

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