Austin’s week of terror has finally come to an end.
Early this morning, the Austin bomber was found by authorities. As law enforcement moved in to capture him, he detonated another bomb, ultimately killing himself. It was an all-too-fitting end for a terrorist who left residents of the prominent Texas city living in fear.
The Daily Mail reports:
The man behind a string of deadly bombings in Austin has died after blowing himself up when police tried to arrest him early Wednesday morning.
The bomber, a 24-year-old white male who was from central Texas, killed himself and injured an officer when he detonated a bomb inside his car as police surrounded him 18 miles north of the city at about 2am.
Despite his death, police have warned that more bombs could still be out there because they do not know where the bomber has been in the last 24 hours.
Police ‘kill Austin bomber in shoot-out on highway’ after releasing footage of suspect posting a device at Fed Ex office https://t.co/m5SHbqqirP pic.twitter.com/CTH51nWQ1z
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) March 21, 2018
The next few days are going to be crucial as police work to find any outstanding bombs in the area. The residents of Austin should remain on high alert until law enforcement says that the danger has passed. There’s no telling how many explosive devices he had mailed and shipped before he was caught. “We are concerned that there may be other packages that are still out there,” warned FBI agent Christopher Combs.
Live at the scene arrest of #AustinBomber ….. https://t.co/S2Zc4pLMFA
— Rogue (@MolonLabeNZ) March 21, 2018
President Trump celebrated the end of the terror with the following tweet:
AUSTIN BOMBING SUSPECT IS DEAD. Great job by law enforcement and all concerned!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 21, 2018
In the end, the bomber claimed two lives: Anthony Stephan House and Draylen Mason. Law enforcement was alerted to the bomber thanks to a number of tips over the past 36 hours. The Austin police chief spoke to members of the community just after the madman was stopped.
#Breaking Austin Police Chief’s message for families of victims of Austin serial bomber who is believed to be dead after officers closed in overnight pic.twitter.com/pEOc5RbWyb
— J.D. Miles (@jdmiles11) March 21, 2018
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