Police said Alton Nolen attacked two coworkers Friday after he was fired from a food distribution facility. His Facebook page was filled with Islamic extremist references.
Nolen was fired just before he went on the stabbing rampage. He then drove his vehicle from the human resources building to the front office where he attacked the women with a knife that was regularly used by employees at the food plant, according to local police. He stabbed Hufford with the knife and severed her head.
He then stabbed Johnson multiple times, before he was shot by the company's chief operating officer, Mark Vaughan, who is also a reserve sheriff's deputy, according to reports.
Both Johnson and Nolen were taken to the hospital and are in a stable condition.
Nolen was a production line employee at the plant. He "became angry" after being fired and picked his victims at random because they were in his way, police said.
Moore Police Sgt. Jeremy Lewis said that Vaughan saved Johnson's life. He said, "This guy was definitely not going to stop. He didn't stop until he was shot."
In a statement, Vaughan Foods said they are "shocked and deeply saddened" by the incident.
The owner of the page now goes by the name Jah'Keem Yisrael and began posting about Islam in April 2013. On March 7, he posted a picture of an apparent beheading. The picture includes a quote from the Qu'ran about instilling terror, and claims that beheading is a "precedent bestowed by their Prophet."
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