Explosive Device Detonated in a Sam’s Club; Second Device Found in Suspect’s Car
By The Blaze. An explosive device was detonated in aisle 4 of the Ontario, California Sam’s Club on Thursday. No one was hurt in the incident.
Initially reported as a structure fire when a 911 caller described a “popping sound” within the store, authorities later discovered that the small explosion was intentionally set.
Witness Norman Svikss recalled the incident, saying “It wasn’t like an earth-shaking big explosion. It was like a slow sound, like ‘boom.’ And there’s no smoke, nothing. Then the employees start running around and then they slowly said, ‘Hey, we have to evacuate the building,’ because it’s fire or something.”
After a brief chase, a male suspect was taken into custody when law enforcement detained the individual in a traffic stop three miles from the Sam’s Club. Authorities searched the vehicle and found another (possibly explosive) device. (Read more from “Explosive Device Detonated in a Sam’s Club; Second Device Found in Suspect’s Car” HERE)
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Explosive Device Detonates in California Sam’s Club; Suspect in Custody
By MSN. Authorities in California have a suspect in custody after an explosive device detonated inside of a Sam’s Club in California on Thursday afternoon.
Hugo Gonzalez, 49, of Fontana, was identified as the man suspected of detonating the device, the Ontario Police Department tweeted, noting it’s believed he acted alone and a motive remains unclear.
Law enforcement was dispatched to the Sam’s Club store in Ontario after it was reported around 2 p.m. that someone heard a “popping sound,” KABC reported.
“Responded to a possible fire structure at [Sam’s Club],” the Ontario Police Department tweeted earlier Thursday. “It has been determined the suspect detonated a small explosive device in the store.”
A follow-up tweet stated, “There appears to be no structural damage or any injuries at this point,” and noted that “All employees and customers are accounted for.” (Read more from “Explosive Device Detonates in California Sam’s Club; Suspect in Custody” HERE)
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