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About two hours before the ball dropped in Times Square,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-02 |title=Man charged with attempted murder in machete attack on NYPD officers |url=https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-machete-attack-nypd-officers/GQK2QQZV75ERTDXNTG4JLJJYLI/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=FOX13 News Memphis |language=en}}</ref> Bickford slashed one officer in the head and then caused minor injuries to another officer before being shot in the shoulder.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hagstrom |first=Anders |date=2023-01-02 |title=NYE slashing suspect Trevor Bickford charged with attempted murder of police officers |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/nye-slashing-suspect-trevor-bickford-charged-attempted-murder-police-officers |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>
About two hours before the ball dropped in Times Square,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-02 |title=Man charged with attempted murder in machete attack on NYPD officers |url=https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/man-charged-with-attempted-murder-machete-attack-nypd-officers/GQK2QQZV75ERTDXNTG4JLJJYLI/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=FOX13 News Memphis |language=en}}</ref> Bickford slashed one officer in the head and then caused minor injuries to another officer before being shot in the shoulder.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hagstrom |first=Anders |date=2023-01-02 |title=NYE slashing suspect Trevor Bickford charged with attempted murder of police officers |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/nye-slashing-suspect-trevor-bickford-charged-attempted-murder-police-officers |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>
Bickford made statements in line with [[Islamism|Islamic extremist]] ideologies overnight in the hospital. After his arrest, he allegedly told investigators he targeted police because they are "enemies of the state."<ref>{{Cite web |title=NYC machete attacker expressed militant support for Islam, officials say |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nypd-officers-injured-machete-attack-times-square-new-years-eve-rcna63855 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
Bickford made statements in line with [[Islamism|Islamic extremist]] ideologies overnight in the hospital. After his arrest, he allegedly told investigators he targeted police because they are "enemies of the state."<ref>{{Cite web |title=NYC machete attacker expressed militant support for Islam, officials say |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nypd-officers-injured-machete-attack-times-square-new-years-eve-rcna63855 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
He tried to grab cop’s gun ‘to kill’ NYPD officers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-04 |title=Alleged NYC attacker Trevor Bickford tried to grab cop's gun during New Year's Eve assault |url=https://nypost.com/2023/01/04/alleged-nyc-attacker-trevor-bickford-tried-to-grab-cops-gun-during-new-years-eve-assault/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Ahead of the attack, Bickford asked his
Ahead of the attack, Bickford asked his
A day before the attack the [[NYPD]] issued a bulletin to other law enforcement agencies alerting them to a video call from Isis for individual attacks by extremists. The bulletin’s headline read “[[ISIS]]-Aligned Media Unit Releases Video Ahead of New Year’s Eve, Demanding Lone Offender Attacks.”
A day before the attack the [[NYPD]] issued a bulletin to other law enforcement agencies alerting them to a video call from Isis for individual attacks by extremists. The bulletin’s headline read “[[ISIS]]-Aligned Media Unit Releases Video Ahead of New Year’s Eve, Demanding Lone Offender Attacks.”
Bickford was on FBI radar since Dec. 10 (2022).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=Terror suspect Trevor Bickford was on FBI radar for weeks |url=https://nypost.com/2023/01/03/terror-suspect-trevor-bickford-was-on-fbi-radar-since-dec-10-sources/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Bickford was on FBI radar since Dec. 10 (2022).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=Terror suspect Trevor Bickford was on FBI radar for weeks |url=https://nypost.com/2023/01/03/terror-suspect-trevor-bickford-was-on-fbi-radar-since-dec-10-sources/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>