The suspect in a spate of bombings that terrorized residents of Austin, Texas, died after detonating an explosive inside his vehicle as a SWAT team approached to apprehend him on the side of a highway, officials said.
Early Wednesday, authorities tracked the suspect — a 24-year-old white man — to a hotel in Round Rock, a city in the Austin metropolitan area, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley told a news conference early Wednesday.
They tracked his vehicle until it pulled over on Interstate 35 and the suspect "detonated a bomb inside the vehicle, knocking one of our SWAT officers back and one of our officers fired on the vehicle as well," Manley said.
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(Score: 1) by cocaine overdose on Wednesday March 21 2018, @11:58AM (2 children)
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday March 21 2018, @02:08PM (1 child)
Shoot the hostage, shoot the dead guy, and shoot anything that moves, and if it doesn't move, shoot it again.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Wednesday March 21 2018, @04:13PM
No. You're doing it wrong. Nuke 'em 'til they glow, then shoot 'em in the dark!
What's more, I like apostrophes! ''''''''''''''''''
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr