Posted on 03/21/2018 5:22:56 AM PDT by Kaslin
The suspected serial bomber who killed two people and terrorized Austin, Texas, for three harrowing weeks was killed in a dramatic confrontation with police overnight Wednesday, authorities said.
The suspect, identified by police early Wednesday as a 24-year old male, was killed near the motel he was traced to by authorities using surveillance footage from a Federal Express drop-off store and cell phone triangulation technology, according to The Austin American-Statesman.
The man, whose name was not released, died after fleeing the motel in a car, with police hot on his tail. He drove into a ditch, sparking the fatal confrontation.
"We wanted this to come to a peaceful resolution tonight," said Austin Police Chief Brian Manley. "However, we were not afforded that opportunity when he started to drive away."
Police said the man detonated two package bombs as police closed in, firing at him. It was not immediately clear whether he died from the bombs or shots fired by police. One officer was knocked back by the blasts, but none were seriously hurt.
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“So has the “White” been taken out of the perp’s description?”
If they are withholding the name it can mean only one thing...
Yea, white dude. There was a tweet from somebody saying the bomber was his brother and he was targeting NRA, which indicates left wing scumbaggery.
I got my money on ANTIFA, Hogg inspired type. Also stupid enough to mail his own bombs at Fed EX. Another clue he's a lefty.
Major GROOOAAANNN
(very good)
Face recognition I would bet.
Name was not released. Do they always try to figure out how to make the Negro or Spanish or Arab guy somehow come off as white? It never seems to work. I guess they are giving space for the Left to scream about KKK and White Men for a day or two to get the meme into the air before they have to admit the dude was Somali or Mexican.
...and aluminum foil is cheaper by the pallet.
Let’s guess he paid for “stuff” via his cell phone instead of cash. Time on the video was probably helpful as a “big dot”.
Police say they found the dead man unarmed...
I thought the shirt was maybe a dolphin.
I'll keep this in mind if I ever turn to a life of crime...or become known as a dangerous critic of today's Rat Party.
He didn’t have a leg to stand on...
Why would they have to run by thousands of hours of footage? A dropped off package would be clocked into the system very quickly.
Hell - these days a lot of cars can probably be tracked almost as easily as cell phones....
Someone was posting yesterday on reddit or 4chan claiming to be the bomber.
Hat tip to you, yours is much funnier.
p/s: you can always find the best funny stuff (much better than any so-called comedian) here on FR.
Could be. I thought it resembled some type of rifle. Hard to tell. Maybe the anons can solve that one with their nerd magic. :)
They just said he was unemployed with two roommates
They removed the tracking device from one of their cars and put it on a city bus. LOL.
If you flee from police, they will kill you....innocent or guilty. Of course, we are all innocent until proven guilty, umm, aren't we? Someone told me that once, but, you know, facts seem to get in the way.
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