{"id":33838,"date":"2018-03-21T02:24:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T09:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/?p=33838"},"modified":"2018-03-21T03:06:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T10:06:51","slug":"austin-bombing-suspect-dead-blows-himself-up-as-police-attempt-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/austin-bombing-suspect-dead-blows-himself-up-as-police-attempt-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Bombing Suspect DEAD, Blows Himself Up As Police Attempt Arrest! \ud83d\udcfa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The suspect, 24 yr old white male, in the Austin, TX package bombings is dead. Information is mixed suggesting there were shots fired where the suspect allegedly killed himself, using one of his own bombs, when police were attempting to make an arrest!<\/p>\n<p>Based on reports the bomb that did not detonate at the FedEx depot provided enough information law enforcement needed to trace where the packages came from \u2b07\ufe0e and closed in on the suspect.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Officials say police traced suspect using mix of cell phone technology, security video, store receipts.<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Tony Plohetski (@tplohetski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tplohetski\/status\/976377075467767809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Steve Rogers on Austin bombing suspect: &#8220;He wanted to send a message, and he was sending that message.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JBd1Rv2qN5\">https:\/\/t.co\/JBd1Rv2qN5<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IHWufyUQaL\">pic.twitter.com\/IHWufyUQaL<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/976385824643342336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">**This page will be updated as more info is provided, please check back!**<\/p>\n<p>Unconfirmed, this video was posted approx 1 hour before news broke of the bombers death.<br \/>\n[\u26a0\ufe0fLanguage]<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CZIv7nnHLS\">pic.twitter.com\/CZIv7nnHLS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; joseph cura (@thebanditcura) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebanditcura\/status\/976355531668541440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: The suspect in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AustinBombings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AustinBombings<\/a> has been killed after FBI, Austin police tracked him down and engaged him in Round Rock within the last hour, according to state law enforcement officials. A device detonated &#8211;which they expected when they pursued him. Then shots.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonWhitely\/status\/976375544072695808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MORE: We got word last night about 9:00p that law enforcement had id\u2019d the suspect and was closing in, based off the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FedEx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FedEx<\/a> pkgs he sent. But police wanted to surprise the individual \u2014 and did that overnight in Round Rock.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Whitely (@JasonWhitely) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonWhitely\/status\/976382858528018433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here&#8217;s a picture of our mast camera shot showing a huddle of law enforcement including FBI around the scene. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2eoXrraN2L\">pic.twitter.com\/2eoXrraN2L<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Hammons (@AdamH_CBSAUSTIN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamH_CBSAUSTIN\/status\/976383499983884289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>The extent of this investigation is obvious as you can see the long line of vehicles here at I-35 in Round Rock. Again, the suspect in these bombings is reportedly dead.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6551lBcGcp\">pic.twitter.com\/6551lBcGcp<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Jay Wallis (@KVUEJayWallis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KVUEJayWallis\/status\/976383880730152960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The suspect, 24 yr old white male, in the Austin, TX package bombings is dead. 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