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*The three package bombs that exploded in Austin, Texas, over 10 days – killing a 39-year-old African-American man on March 2, killing a 17-year-old African-American male early Monday morning (March 12), and severely injuring a 75-year-old Hispanic woman midday Monday — appear to be connected and are being investigated as possible hate crimes, police said Monday.
Two of the explosions happened within hours of each other Monday, sending police scrambling from one crime scene to the next. According to authorities, all of the packages were hand-delivered to the front doors of the victims’ homes. Police are looking at surveillance video in the neighborhoods in hopes of being able to identify a suspect.
“The evidence makes us believe these incidents are related,” Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said Monday.
Anthony Stephan House, the 39-year-old in the March 2 explosion, lived in the Harris Ridge neighborhood of Austin. The package that arrived at his home in the early morning hours contained a device that exploded when the package was opened. House was rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead an hour later, according to Fox News.
When House died, police initially wondered if it was related to terrorism. Police wondered if House had been making a bomb that accidentally detonated inside his home. The death was initially called “suspicious,” but is now being treated as a homicide.
Heavy.com spoke with Norrell Waynewood, who identifies himself as House’s brother. Waynewood said that local authorities “attempted to frame” House, accusing him of “possibly producing the weapon that killed him.” Waynewood also said that the incident occurred in front of House’s daughter while he was “preparing to take her to school.”
Via Heavy.com:
Waynewood said House was the proud father of an 8-year-old daughter whom “he loved more than life.” He also said that House was happily married to a woman who works as an elementary school teacher.
House was the president of the Home Owners Association in his neighborhood, according to Waynewood. He graduated from Texas State University – San Marcos in 2008 with a bachelor degree in business administration.
According to his Facebook page, House worked as a senior project manager at Texas Quarries, a company that supplies Texas limestone to clients all over the United States. House has held this position since 2015. According to his LinkedIn page, he had worked on projects for companies including Toyota One north American Headquarters, UT Education and engineering School, and UT Robert Rowlin Hall. Before that, House worked as a senior project manager at ETBC Contractors Inc. Previous jobs listed include “hedge fund manager” at House Capital Management from March 2003 through January 2009, and Private Equity Investment Manager at Samac Enterprises, from January 2000 through March 2006.
House’s funeral was held on March 10.
