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| Texas Antics: Police report 150 calls as deadly package bombings put Austin on edge |
| 2018-03-14 |
| [CNN] A series of deadly package bombs delivered to homes in Austin has shaken residents and cast suspicion on one of life's common occurrences -- getting a package delivered to your doorstep. Three package bombs have exploded at homes in the Texas capital over 10 days -- including two Monday -- killing two people and injuring two others. Investigators say they believe the incidents are related, and residents have responded anxiously in the past day. Austin police have received 150 calls about suspicious packages, Chief Brian Manley said Tuesday on Twitter, though police haven't indicated any subsequent check revealing anything alarming. Here's what we know so far • The first blast happened March 2, killing Anthony Stephan House, a 39-year-old African-American man. • A bombing early Monday killed a 17-year-old African-American male, whom CNN is not naming because authorities haven't identified him yet. A woman was also hurt in that blast with injuries not considered life-threatening, police said. • Both House and the slain teenager are relatives of prominent members of Austin's African-American community, The Washington Post reported. House was the stepson of Freddie Dixon, a former pastor at a historic black church in Austin, the Post said. Dixon is friends with the grandfather of the teen who was killed Monday, according to the newspaper. • Another explosion around noon Monday severely wounded a 75-year-old Hispanic woman. She was in critical condition Tuesday morning, Manley told KXAN, the CNN affiliate. • Police have not decided if these are hate crimes but said that's considered a possibility because the victims are African-American and Hispanic. Adler said it is still too early to know the motive. • The residents found the packages outside their houses, but none was delivered by the US Postal Service or delivery services such as UPS or FedEx, police said. • The explosions were not in the immediate vicinity of the ongoing South by Southwest festival, and authorities said the bombings don't appear connected to that event. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 We need a ban on bombs. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-03-14 11:54 |
| #4 Reads like someone might have a score to settle. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-03-14 09:42 |
| #3 Jolly times in the People's Republic of Travis County. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2018-03-14 08:44 |
| #2 They deliver it themselves. Someone may have them already. |
| Posted by: newc 2018-03-14 02:58 |
| #1 I live here. I haven't any idea of what the hell this shit is. I will leave messages of WTF. |
| Posted by: texhooey 2018-03-14 01:32 |