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A large explosion that destroyed an Arlington, Virginia, duplex in December was deliberately attributable to the house owner who died within the incident, hearth officers stated Friday.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Federal Bureau of Investigation joined Arlington County Police and Arlington County Fireplace to research the explosion.
Investigators detailed the incident of their report, starting with the primary officer’s arrival on the scene, based on Fox 5 DC. Physique-worn digital camera video was additionally launched exhibiting new angles of the explosion and of house owner and suspect James Yoo, 56, firing flares from his window.
The explosion began within the basement of the house and concerned gasoline and a “competent ignition supply,” based on officers. They stated “munitions utilized by police throughout this incident are verified to not be a reliable ignition supply.”
VIRGINIA HOME EXPLODES AFTER BARRICADED SUSPECT FIRES FLARE GUN, FIREARM WHILE POLICE ATTEMPT SEARCH
A large explosion that destroyed an Arlington, Virginia, duplex in December was deliberately attributable to the house owner who died within the incident, hearth officers stated Friday. (Credit score: Alex Wilson)
Gadgets discovered on the scene included gasoline canisters, two shotguns, two flare weapons, shotgun magazines, unfastened shotgun rounds and fired and unfired flares.
Yoo’s dying was dominated to have been attributable to “thermal accidents and blunt drive trauma,” based on officers.
Neighbors stated Yoo had been performing erratically within the months main as much as the incident. He allegedly ordered giant portions of bleach and charcoal earlier than the explosion and coated his home windows with black trash luggage. The morning of the incident, he threw rubbish onto his garden, together with empty bleach bottles.
Later that day, he started firing flares out of the again window of his duplex. Police investigated the scene and unsuccessfully tried to make contact with Yoo.
WHO IS JAMES YOO, MAN LINKED TO ARLINGTON HOUSE EXPLOSION IN VIRGINIA
The explosion began within the basement of the house and concerned gasoline and a “competent ignition supply,” officers stated. (Credit score: Alex Wilson)
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Police obtained a search warrant and compelled their manner by means of his entrance door with an armored automobile. As officers reached the door of his house, Yoo fired a number of gunshots from inside the home, officers stated.
Officers stated they turned off gasoline service to the house and evacuated close by residents about an hour and a half earlier than the explosion.
