He estimated its weight in his hand, then cut into the device to observe the powder inside. That investigator was speaking to the squad member who picked up one of several dozen soda-can shaped devices, in addition to hundreds of other small explosives, found at a home on East 27th Street. Due to their inaccurate estimate, the bomb squad thought they were putting slightly more than 10 pounds of explosives inside the vessel. The TCV actually has a capacity of just 33 pounds of TNT, the ATF said. "(The bomb squad member) stated there was a drop dead 40 pound weight for one shot that (the total containment vessel) can take and then that's it," wrote an ATF investigator. Man found with explosive device appears to have died of self-inflicted injuries via this Jfile photo ATF investigators stand next to the remains of an armored Los Angeles Police Department tractor-trailer after illegal fireworks seized at a home exploded in the containment chamber, in South Los Angeles. The man was found dead and died of self-inflicted injuries, possibly the result of an improvised explosive device, police said. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ANTIOCH, CALIFORNIA- JANUARY 31: Members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) investigate a scene as a body of a man is removed on F Street near the Antioch Middle School and Live Oak High School in Antioch, Calif., on Monday, Jan. A man was found dead and died of self-inflicted injuries, possibly the result of an improvised explosive device, police said. ANTIOCH, CALIFORNIA- JANUARY 31: Members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) investigate a scene on F Street near the Antioch Middle School and Live Oak High School in Antioch, Calif., on Monday, Jan. Police are calling it a “suspicious death” at this time.Ĭheck back for more details. Saffold said the death did not appear to be related to the other three homicides in the city in recent weeks. No casings were found in the area and no note was found, he said. “Whether it was intentional or accidental, we do not know,” Saffold said. Saffold said, noting that wounds suggested the person suffered severe trauma. Police were called to where Trout’s body was found at 7:32 a.m. The site is near Live Oak High School, where classes were canceled for the day, and also close to Bridges, Antioch Middle and Fremont Elementary schools, which were asked to shelter in place while police investigated.ĭerick Almena, Ghost Ship master tenant during deadly fire, may wind up back in jail for allegedly possessing weapons Police ordered a shelter in place on F Street between West 11th to West 17th streets during the protective sweeps. Trout, an Antioch native, was self-employed and had been a longtime usher at a local Catholic church.Įarly Monday afternoon, the Walnut Creek bomb squad, the FBI, ATF, Department of Homeland security, BART police and others, including those with explosive-sniffing dogs, were still at the location where the body was found near 17th and F streets, working to assess the origins of the device. His home sustained damage and Trout was hospitalized with burns. In 2012, Trout was making a pipe bomb inside his home on the 1400 block of G Street in Antioch - a short distance from both schools - when he dropped a lit fuse into a bucket filled with a mix that included gunpowder, police said at the time.
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