Austin bombings suspect dead: Report

[Judi Lynn]

Source: CBS News

CBS NEWS March 21, 2018, 4:44 AM


The suspect in the spate of bombings in Austin is dead, CBS Austin affiliate KEYE-TV reports.

The station says the suspect was being pursued by police, detonated some type of device, and was killed.

It was unclear if that was linked in any way to earlier reports of an officer-involved shooting in Austin.



Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/austin-bombings-suspect-dead-report/

[jpak]

1. Was he wearing a MAGA hat?

[Judi Lynn]

2. No doubt intended to divert attention so Hump could fire Mueller. n/t

[Bigredhunk]

3. This was one of the photos released earlier

[TexasTowelie]

4. There is live news coverage at

http://www.kxan.com/news/crime/source-bombing-suspect-involved-in-shooting-on-i-35/1065119748

I went to college about 5 miles north of the area so I'm familiar with the scene.

[Judi Lynn]

6. Great! Thank you. n/t

[Judi Lynn]

5. Austin bombings suspect dead - US media

7 minutes ago

A suspect linked with a series of deadly parcel bombs targeting Austin, Texas, has been killed after a major police operation, US media report.

The suspect was killed after reportedly detonating a device off an interstate highway in an area in the north of the city, CBS News reports.

FBI agents are reportedly now carrying out an investigation at the scene.

The incident follows four bomb attacks in Austin and one in Schertz, 65 miles (104km) south of the state capital.

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.

More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43484386

[democratisphere]

7. Glad they got this bastard and he is dead.

[narnian60]

14. My thought exactly.

[Orsino]

26. The bastards who foment impotent white male rage are also glad he's dead.

I would have preferred that he had been taken alive and charged. A nice, tidy death before there was even an arrest is going to make his story disappear sooner.

[Judi Lynn]

8. Austin Bomber Suspect Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Austin Bomber Suspect Dead: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

The Austin bombing suspect believed responsible for terrorizing the Texas community with a series of serial bombings is dead after police cornered the bomber in the early morning hours of March 21, according to multiple local news reports. The bomber died the way he took the lives of others: By detonating an explosive device.

“Sources say the suspect killed himself using an explosive device,” Austin journalist Tony Plohetski wrote on Twitter. Photos of a person of interest, supposedly wearing a wig, were published not long before the bomber’s death by News 4 San Antonio as authorities recovered the first images of a possible suspect and began closing in on the mysterious and deadly bomber. The suspect was reportedly pursued by police along I-35. The Austin bomber’s name was not yet released.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. The Suspect Detonated a Device, Killing Himself, After Police Engaged Him in Round Rock, Reports Say

. . .

2. Police Tracked Down the Bomber Using Cell Phone Technology & Security Video

More:
https://heavy.com/news/2018/03/austin-bombing-suspect-arrested-bomber-photo-shooting/

[DashOneBravo]

37. Thank you

I always forget that site.

[Judi Lynn]

9. LIVE: Austin bombing suspect is dead after blowing self up with explosive, sources say

APD said it was working an officer-involved shooting in the 1700 block of N. Interstate 35.
Author: Paul Livengood, Kris Betts, Tony Plohetski
Published: 3:01 AM CDT March 21, 2018
Updated: 4:10 AM CDT March 21, 2018

. . .

Authorities said they used surveillance video from the FedEx store on Brodie Lane in south Austin to lead them to the suspect, according to Plohetski. Authorities also got information from Google and from the suspect's computer history that confirmed the suspect was looking at information on where to go to ship devices, according to Plohetski's sources.

http://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/live-austin-bombing-suspect-is-dead-after-blowing-self-up-with-explosive-sources-say/269-530544047

[onetexan]

15. so disturbing and thank God it's over now

i have a kid attending college and friends who live down there so i've been on edge past few days. Most likely Austin was targeted given it's unabashedly liberal compared to the rest of the state. Love Austin area - we plan to retire there.

[Judi Lynn]

10. Austin serial bombing suspect killed following another explosion

BREAKING: The Austin serial bomber has died following another explosion and police shootout, local media has reported.

Megan Palin@megan_palin

THE Austin serial bomber is reportedly dead following another explosion and a shootout with police, local media reports.

US officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and local police are on the scene where the man, 39, reportedly detonated an explosive device and died, in Round Rock, which is north of Austin, Texas. It followed a shooting that involved at least one officer from the Austin Police department, authorities confirmed.

The Austin Police Department tweeted early Wednesday morning local time that the shooting happened in the 1700 block of N. Interstate 35.

There have been multiple reports of heavy police activity in the area.

More:
http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/austin-bombing-suspect-killed-following-another-explosion/news-story/083b2c25667d95e5b68ffc7760bb78ee

[BigOleDummy]

11. Turn's out .....

.... to be a 24 year old white male. I wonder which "militia/movement/gang" he was with or affiliated with?

[3Hotdogs]

32. I believe he was wearing a M.A.G.A. (Make Germany Great Again) hat.

[Scurrilous]

12. Good news!

[jaxind]

13. Gloves?

Maybe before the first bombing occurred, if someone came in to mail a package and was wearing gloves, there wouldn't be suspicion. But after that first bombing, if anyone came into any postal service, anywhere in the country, wearing gloves to deliver a package, I would think alarm bells should have been going off in the postal employees' heads and they would have at least reported their suspicions to the police!

[FailureToCommunicate]

21. Um, it's still winter up in New England. We wear gloves a lot. Certainly in Texas it

would be suspicious, though, so you are correct for that state.

[3Hotdogs]

31. New England or wherever.. you might wear gloves into the facility. You would take gloves off to

transact the business of paying for shipping.

[B2G]

33. But it's Texas and he has short sleeves on. nt

[pansypoo53219]

16. we had a potential terrorist blow himself up while making bombs in his apartment luckily.

apartment still too dangerous, they had to burn it all down. the whole apartment building. evacuation & destroy.

[dalton99a]

17. Suspect's home:

Link to tweet

[Honeycombe8]

18. 24 year old white male. What a surprise!

Color me shocked!

I wonder if they're going to find some references to Nazis or white supremacy and guns on Facebook or Instagram or posted on the walls in his basement room where he lives for free at his Mom's house?

[Bengus81]

19. 24 year old white male,nothing to see here,move along..............

Trump will have about as much to say about this WHITE guy as he did the Vegas MURDERER. ZIP.........

Bet he was sooooooo hoping it was a Hispanic down that way so he could ramp up the BS for his beloved wall. Damn it!!!!

[Vinca]

20. Phew . . . white guy . . . not a terrorist.

[Leghorn21]

22. Man, I couldnt get back to sleep so here I am and OH!!! To come across this news first thing

is FANTASTIC!!! My brother and many friends are in/around Austin ffs and they have been “cool” but it has been a terrible time down there - THIS IS GREAT

Also, SO happy for the FedEx workers, and the UPS peeps and USPS - oh, how spooked they must have been, all over the country, poor things!!

WHEWWWWW

[Glimmer of Hope]

23. I am so glad this nightmare is over for Austin.

[Cold War Spook]

24. "This nightmare is over"

It is, but terrorism in this country will grow. ISIS is using social media to recruit.

[hunter]

25. ISIS?

Our own Nazis, confederate flag flyers, and gun fucker terrorists are plenty bad enough. They use social media to "recruit."

[Judi Lynn]

27. Who is Mark Anthony Conditt? What we know about Austin bomber

Zoe Drewett
Wednesday 21 Mar 2018 11:05 am




. . .

Where is he from? Conditt was from Texas and lived in Pflugerville, a city about 20 miles north of Austin, Texas, where the bombings were carried out.

He worked at Crux Semiconductor, a manufacturer in Austin, as a ‘purchasing agent/buyer in shipping and receiving’ according to a profile on a job recruiting website.

He previously worked as a computer repair technician.

Chief Brian Manley said he was staying in a hotel in Austin that surveillance teams had been watching, waiting for specialist ballistic vehicles to arrive, when he fled moments before detonating a bomb and killing himself.

Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/21/austin-bomber-know-suspect-blew-7404387/?ito=cbshare

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetroUK | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetroUK/

[gay texan]

28. Homeschooled

If its the sort of "homeschooling" that usually goes on in Texas, I see where this is headed.....

[Judi Lynn]

30. His parents should take a bow for their job not-so-well done.

Where else could he have learned such a profound respect for life, and his fellow humans?

[gay texan]

35. Exactly n/t

[gay texan]

39. And here it is, from the Austin American Statesman....

Hated Abortion, hated gays, all the usual....
http://austin.blog.statesman.com/2018/03/21/bombing-suspect-mark-conditt-argued-against-abortion-gay-marriage-homosexuality/

[Judi Lynn]

29. The Latest: Neighbor says bombing suspect seemed 'smart'

Updated 11:14 am, Wednesday, March 21, 2018

ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the Austin bombings (all times local):

10:35 a.m.

A neighbor who watched the Austin bombing suspect grow up says he "always seemed like he was smart" and "polite."

Jeff Reeb said Wednesday that he's lived next to the parents of Mark Anthony Conditt for about 17 years and that they are good neighbors.

Reeb says Mark Conditt and his grandson played together into middle school and that Conditt visited his parents regularly.

More:
https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/The-Latest-Austin-mayor-warns-residents-to-12769954.php

[Judi Lynn]

34. Family of Austin bombing suspect didn't know he was involved, police say

By MOLLY HENNESSY-FISKE and MATT PEARCE
MAR 21, 2018 | 9:40 AM
| PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS

Investigators began scouring the property of the family of the Austin bombing suspect Wednesday morning, hours after the suspect blew himself up as police closed in, apparently bringing the bombing campaign that terrorized Texas' capital to an end.

In the northeastern Austin suburb of Pflugerville, federal and local law enforcement officials searched two sheds and trash bins outside the two-story family home of Mark Anthony Conditt, where the shades were drawn. A U.S. flag flew out front.

. . .

Conditt took classes at Austin Community College between 2010 and 2012 while attending high school, according to college officials and a social media post from his mother, which said he graduated from high school in 2013.

"He's thinking of taking some time to figure out what he wants to do....maybe a mission trip," said a Facebook post from Danene Conditt, which included a photo of Mark Conditt.

More:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-austin-bombings-suspect-20180321-story.html

[FreepFryer]

36. Boy, these lone wolves are getting less lone all the time (n/t)

[KY_EnviroGuy]

38. Judi Lynn, let's all hope there are no copycats.

This guy probably learned how to build these bombs on-line, and like some other national terroristic tragedies, there could be copycats. I hope the FBI and Homeland Security are following that possibility.

One of our biggest fears should be that a large group doing this in unison could almost bring us to our knees, considering the amount of commerce that's done by common shippers these days.

It is, however, great that the carriers all have good security monitoring at their facilities so these criminals can be stopped quickly.

.................

[gay texan]

40. From the Austin American Statesman...

http://austin.blog.statesman.com/2018/03/21/bombing-suspect-mark-conditt-argued-against-abortion-gay-marriage-homosexuality/

[xor]

41. Younger than I would have thought. I was thinking he would be in his forties or fifties.

Glad he screwed up and they were able to catch him. Shame he took the coward route instead of letting himself be caught. Other than some stuff from 2012, I don't think they have found much about him online.

Any sign of him being part of the recent alt-right movement? I mean, I know he's from a religious and conservative family, but I am curious if he had any direct involvement with those people.