Grace Kumar, 19, was one of two University of Nottingham students who was stabbed to death while walking home after a night out at 4am this morning
Nottingham rampage suspect 'is West African national (Guinea-Bissau, which is mainly Sunni Muslim) who has lived in UK since his teens': Sources say dreadlocked 31-year-old was known to police.
Chief Constable Kate Meynell told reporters the force were not looking for anyone else in connection with the incidents and no further arrests had been made.
The attack began when two 19-year-old University of Nottingham students, identified as rising England hockey star Grace Kumar and talented sportsman Barnaby Webber were fatally stabbed as they returned home from a night out.
They were fatally knifed in Ilkeston Road, a student area of Nottingham, at about 4am.
Ms Meynell said the body of another man, believed to be 54, was found in Magdala Road at around 5.30am by another member of the public. He had also been stabbed.
In a short statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, Ms Meynell said the force believed the attacker then stole the older man's van before driving it at pedestrians in Milton Street.
The vehicle was stopped by officers in Maple Street before the suspect was tasered and detained, Ms Meynell said.
Three people were injured in the van attack, with one in a critical condition in hospital and two suffering minor injuries.
Police reacting to the incident as it unfolded were certainly taking no chances, and later on around 20 heavily armed officers stormed addresses in Ilkeston Road.
In one raid they battered down the door and questioned two students about a black man who lived there.
Bella Crawshaw, 20, a first-year computer sciences student, said she was asked by officers if she 'hung out' with a black man from the address.
She said: 'We know our social groups and we know who comes in our house. Also the people we are with, they are very like 'don't do drugs, don't hang out with the wrong people and stuff'.'
Two 19-year-old students and a man, said to be 54, were stabbed to death before the attacker stole the older victim's van and attempted to run over three people in Nottingham, a police chief has said.
Nottinghamshire Police said a 31-year-old man was tasered and arrested on suspicion of murder following the deadly rampage and remains in custody.
Grace Kumar, 19, was one of two University of Nottingham students who was stabbed to death while walking home after a night out at 4am this morning
Barnaby Webber, a university student, was killed in the attacks
Many of those who attended the vigil were students at the universities of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent
Many of the young people at a vigil for those caught up and killed in the attacks were emotional at St Peter's church in Nottingham
Nottinghamshire Police Chief Constable Kate Meynell speaking to the media outside Central Police Station in Nottingham on Monday evening
the University of Nottingham said two of its students had been killed in the attacks - since identified as England hockey star Grace Kumar and talented sportsman Barnaby Webber, both aged 19.
The police chief said the motive behind the attack was yet to be determined, but officers were keeping an 'open mind' and working with counter-terror police.
Ms Meynell said the families of all the victims had been informed and were being supported by specially-trained officers.
Mr Webber is believed to have been a member of Bishops Hull Cricket Club in Taunton.
A vigil at Nottingham's St Peter's Church, in the city centre, was attended by hundreds of people paying their respects to those who died and those injured.
During the service, attended by mainly students from both the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University, those present were invited to place flowers below the altar or light a candle.
Throughout the day, witnesses gave harrowing accounts of the attacks, with one telling the BBC he heard 'awful, blood-curdling screams' and saw a 'black guy dressed all in black with a hood and rucksack grappling with some people'.
Ms Meynell confirmed officers had carried out searches at a number of properties around the city - with cordons seen being put up on various sections of Ilkeston Road.
A terraced property on the road was under police guard, with staff at a neighbouring hairdresser saying it had been raided last year.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said 'we're in a very early stage of the investigation' when asked whether the attack could have been terror-related.
She told broadcasters in Westminster: 'We need to allow the police the time and the space to carry out all of their operational activity to determine the motive.
'It's right that Nottinghamshire Police are working with Counter Terrorism Policing. But it's also fair to say that everybody and all professionals on the front line are keeping an open mind as to what the precise motive might have been.'
Grace was a rising star in the hockey world, who has played for England's U16s and U18s
Grace, a high-flying hockey player, is understood to be from north-east London
Barnaby was walking home with the young woman, who was also stabbed to death at the scene
The talented sportsman was killed on his way home from a night out in the city
Counter terror police raided two properties in Nottingham
A house on Ilkeston Road was raided by police
Officers are seen pinning the knifeman down on a pavement in Nottingham
Armed police on patrol in Nottingham city centre
Armed police in Nottingham city centre, which was locked down
Medical equipment lies within a police cordon on Ilkeston Road, where the two people were found dead. A resident said police were 'banging on my door' at 5am asking for any CCTV footage
Six roads were shut and tram services were cancelled as police locked down the entire city centre
National inter-agency liaison officers (NILO) on the scene in Nottingham city centre
Officers guarding the cordon in Nottingham city centre
National inter-agency liaison officers (NILO) on the scene in Nottingham
A specialist Counter Terrorist Specialist Firearms Officer on patrol on Ilkeston Road in Nottingham
The van used by the knifeman in the Nottingham attacks
The vehicle has been the subject of a police investigation since the attacks
Barnaby Webber, the university student who was killed in the attacks
Grace Kumar, 19 was a rising star in the hockey world, who played for England's U16s and U18s
Forensic officers work at the scene of the white van following the attacks
Viewed from the other side of the cordon, the van in Bentinck Road has clear damage to its bonnet and windscreen. There are two dents on the bonnet, just above the radiator grille, and two sets of corresponding cracks radiating out from two points on the windscreen
The 31-year-old suspect is reported to have been known to MI5
Caretaker Ian Coates, 65, was stabbed to death, before perp stole his van and ploughed into three people at a bus stop, injuring one critically
Barnaby Webber, 19, with his younger brother Charlie. His family today told of their fury at his 'senseless murder'
School caretaker Ian Coates became the third victim
Barnaby with his family
Teammates of talented hockey player Grace O'Malley-Kumar turned out in their kit as they mourned the loss of one of their own
youth England hockey star Grace O'Malley-Kumar was stabbed to death alongside her friend
Grace's teammates embraced one another
Students attend a vigil for Grace and Barney, watching over flowers laid in tribute
Grace O'Malley-Kumar's teammates attend the vigil at the University of Nottingham
Dr Sanjoy Kumar (father) and his wife Sinead (mother)
Grace O'Malley-Kumar pictured with her father Dr Sanjoy Kumar, mother Sinead and brother James
Grace has been a star for England's young hockey programme having been selected on a national level for both the under-16s and under-18s squads
Visibly emotional throughout the service Dr Kumar fought back the tears as he paid tribute to his daughter
Graces' father is hero doctor Dr Sanjoy Kumar, who was awarded an MBE after he saved the lives of three teenagers stabbed in a gang attack
Students attend a vigil in Nottingham for the two 19-year-olds and man in his 50s who were killed on Tuesday
Valdo Calocane has been charged with three counts of murder and three of attempted murder
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