The damaged school bus which the attacker's truck rammed into can be seen on the top left. 2017 Lower Manhattan attack (Manhattan) Show map of Manhattan 2017 Lower Manhattan attack (New York City) Show map of New York City Location West Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. Coordinates 40°43′02″N 74°00′46″W﻿ / ﻿40.717126°N 74.012760°W﻿ / 40.717126; -74.012760Coordinates: 40°43′02″N 74°00′46″W﻿ / ﻿40.717126°N 74.012760°W﻿ / 40.717126; -74.012760 Date October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31) 3:05 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. (EDT) Attack type Vehicle-ramming attack Weapons Pickup truck imitation guns (paintball and pellet) Deaths 8[1] Non-fatal injuries 11+ (including attacker)[1][2] Suspected perpetrator Sayfullo Saipov[3][4][5][6] Motive Lone wolf terrorism[3][4][5][6]