Some one is leaving deadly package bombs in Austin at the homes of African Americans. If you live in the area, don’t open or go near a suspicious or unexpected package. Whoever is doing it knows what they are doing.
A 17-year-old boy was killed and a woman hurt when a package exploded in Austin Monday morning
A package bomb that killed a teenager and wounded a woman Monday in Austin is probably linked to a similar bombing that killed a man elsewhere in the city this month, authorities said, and investigators are considering whether race was a factor because all of the victims were black.
Shortly after Police Chief Brian Manley announced the suspected link between Monday's blast and a March 2 attack that killed a 39-year-old man, authorities rushed to the scene of a third explosion that badly injured a second woman.
Authorities have not said whether that blast was also caused by a package bomb or if the victim, like those hit in the two confirmed bombings, is black. Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted that the woman is in her 70s and was taken to a hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.
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The three explosions occurred in different parts of east Austin. Monday's first explosion happened at a home near the city's Windsor Park neighborhood and about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from the home where the March 2 package bomb killed 39-year-old Anthony Stephan House. His death was initially investigated as suspicious but is now viewed as a homicide.
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Manley said investigators believe the March 2 attack and Monday's first explosion are related. In both cases, the packages were left overnight on the victims' doorsteps and were not mailed or sent by a delivery service. He said neither the Postal Service nor private carriers such as UPS or FedEx have any record of delivering the package to the home where Monday's explosion occurred.
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A package bomb that killed a teenager and wounded a woman Monday in Austin is probably linked to a similar bombing that killed a man elsewhere in the city this month, authorities said, and investigators are considering whether race was a factor because all of the victims were black.
Shortly after Police Chief Brian Manley announced the suspected link between Monday's blast and a March 2 attack that killed a 39-year-old man, authorities rushed to the scene of a third explosion that badly injured a second woman.
Authorities have not said whether that blast was also caused by a package bomb or if the victim, like those hit in the two confirmed bombings, is black. Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted that the woman is in her 70s and was taken to a hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.
Authorities urged the public to call police if they receive any unexpected packages.
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After another exploding package has left one dead and another injured in Austin on Monday, the city’s chief of police has urged residents not to open suspicious or unexpected packages.
“My heart goes out to the family of the individual who died & was injured from the explosion on Old Fort Hill Dr,” Chief Brian Manley wrote on Twitter Monday afternoon. “This type of crime will not be tolerated in #ATX. If you receive a package that you are not expecting or looks suspicious, DO NOT open it, call 911 immediately.”
Monday’s exploding package is the second such incident for Austin this month. Manley said the mail bombs were similar in nature and likely related to the March 2 blast that left one man dead.
Authorities believe the attacks, which are being treated as homicides, may be possible hate crimes as each of the victims were African American, according to the Associated Press.
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