Residents across the area said they heard a loud bang and felt their homes shake.

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Before the blast in Arlington, Virginia, police said someone from inside the house had fired shots as officers tried to enter.

Police said earlier they had responded to reports of someone firing a flare gun from a residence on Monday night.

Officers on the scene reported only minor injuries.

But it is not clear if the suspect was injured or apprehended.

Some residents in the surrounding area said on social media they felt their homes shake.

    • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works
      34·
      1 year ago

      I’m impressed. Was expecting it to be sensationalized title.

      That whole house is ready to be scooped into a dumpster.

      • someguy3@lemmy.caEnglish
        71·
        1 year ago

        From the headline I expected the guy had it rigged, this certainly confirms it. I expected more out than up though it’s hard to see.

        • girlfreddy@lemmy.caOP
          31·
          1 year ago

          From what he posted on LinkedIn I doubt he’d have the expertise to rig anything.

          More likely he punctured his gas main.

          • Confused_Emus@lemmy.world
            3·
            1 year ago

            A news clip I saw said the dumb ass was firing off a flare gun inside the house. I’m definitely with you in thinking he didn’t intend for that to happen.

          • someguy3@lemmy.caEnglish
            11·
            1 year ago

            You’d have build up gas for an entire day to get an explosion like that. It’s either rigged or he had a crazy amount of explosives that he accidentally set off.

      • Treczoks@lemmy.world
        21·
        1 year ago

        It may be scooped into a dumpster after forensics have turned over each and every piece several times.

  • Bri Guy @sopuli.xyzEnglish
    181·
    1 year ago

    this is fucking nuts, i lived not far from that area for years and went to that mcdonald’s a block or two away a few times. details are scarce, but here’s the local news article

    • shootwhatsmyname@lemm.eeEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      “I think it blew up the entire duplex,” one neighbor told ARLnow in the immediate aftermath. “I’m sure the family next door was evacuated before it blew up but they lost their home.”

      A man named James Yoo, listed in public records as the resident of the address to which police were initially dispatched, has been repeatedly posting paranoid screeds on his Linkedin account. One post from three days ago rants against his neighbors in the adjoining duplex unit.

      Edit: linkedin.com/in/james-yoo-3a847a164

    • sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz
      7·
      1 year ago

      After the home was listed for sale a couple of years ago, Yoo chased would-be buyers off with a knife, according to Wilson. Real estate records show the home was taken off the market on at the end of 2021.

      ??? Um… what???

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
    91·
    1 year ago

    What kind of explosion was that? Someone blowing themselves up with explosives on purpose, or explosive fumes/gases from a drug lab or something igniting?

    Any idea what they were looking for with that search warrant?

    • Death_Equity@lemmy.world
      12·
      1 year ago

      Big fireball and low velocity implies gasoline or natural gas. A drug lab is possible, but not an explosive like semtex or anfo.

      My guess is they turned on the stove unlit and were hoping to take out some cops.

  • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’m just imagining the one lieutenant calling the courthouse as the fireball rises into the air above the property “hey, we might want to add unlawful possession of low yield explosives to the list of charges, no we haven’t entered the property yet, yes I’m sure.”