Austin bomber suspect ID'd and self-neutralized

The Austin, Texas bomber suspect has been identified as  24-year-old man, Mark Anthony Conditt. [A spit and image of Mohammad Atta.]

The suspect  apparently committed suicide with an explosive device as police closed in on him after a car chase in which he ended up in a ditch late Tuesday night. The explosion caused by an "incendiary device" was believed to be unrelated to previous bombings in Texas in which two people were killed and four others were severely wounded. The bombings began on March 2nd, according to police.

The concern of the Austin Police now is whether there are other explosive devices out there.

Conditt detonated the bomb early Wednesday on the side of Interstate 35 in Round Rock, a few miles north of Austin, as a SWAT team approached him, police reported. Investigators believe he's responsible for all 5 previous blasts.

President Trump tweeted: 

"Austin bombing suspect is dead. Great job by law enforcement and all concerned."

The suspect was spotted on a video security camera at a FedEx shipping store. This was the last attack before his death. A package exploded at the store's sorting center early Tuesday near San Antonio. A second unexploded bomb was found several hours later at another FedEx near Austin.

The two packages were connected to four previous bombings law enforcement officials said. FedEx said the person who sent the package that exploded also shipped a second one that was turned over to law enforcement officials. 

The company was able to provide law enforcement with "extensive evidence" from their security systems on the packages and the person who shipped them.

The explosion at the sorting center in San Antonio occurred on a conveyor and was not the intended target, police chief Michael Hansen said. An employee was treated on site.

Hopefully, this will be 'case closed.'


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