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Federalry or under state law or possibly both in relation to this attack. so far he has not been charged, and it is unclear if he has an attorney. investigators also seeking search warrants for his phone and for his online activities. so trevor beckford, 19 years old from maine. that is where he's from, a small town in maine, whales, a small town. that is the suspect behind this attack according to multiple law enforcement sources tonight. pam, learning more ability this man. a significant development considering the place where this attack took place just after 10:00 last night in times squar...

Enforcement sources. so far he's not been charged, and it is unclear if he has an attorney. investigators are also seeking search warrants for his phone and online activities. and pam, should this be deemed a terror attack, which i don't want to get ahead of law enforcement here, this will all be part of the investigation. if this should be deemed a terror attack it would mean that a terror attack took place near one of the biggest new year's eve celebrations in the world, one of the most watched and an event where thousands of people attend every year. many more people in attendance particula...

Law enforcement sources identifying the 19-year-old suspect as trevor bickford. the fbi is searching the suspect's home in maine today as investigators are poring over writings that sources tell abc news indicate a recent radicalization. >> i want to be clear that the fbi through the joint terrorism task force is working very closely with them to determine the nature of this attack and we will run every lead to ground. >> reporter: the attack on the officers blocks from the ball drop left new year's eve revelers terrified. >> somebody's yelling, calm down, calm down because everybody's on edge...

To times square. that's when police said he approached one of the security checkpoints. now, there are several security check points around the area of times square on new year's eve because every single person that tries to attend the ball drop in the area has to go through a security screening. they cannot bring weapons or all other kinds of things are banned from the area. so the suspect approached one of these security checkpoints, and that's when he struck a police officer on the head with a machete. you see it there on your screen, police showing the weapon behind that attack last night....

And covid restrictions were lifted. new year's eve revellers welcomed 2023 to bright skies and celebrations. tens of thousands packed times square in new york, with no covid restrictions for the first time in the pandemic. >> we just want a happy 2023. with us and celebrating life. >> reporter: just blocks from the iconic ball drop, three nypd officers were injured in a machete attack. an officer shot the 19-year-old attacker. all are expected to survive. and authorities are investigating. in orlando new year's eve got off to a scary start. sparks flew, as a ferris wheel lost power. more than ...