A possible bomb threat in a Bay Area city closed schools and neighborhoods on Monday.
A man found dead from a possible improvised explosive device in Antioch, California, sent neighborhoods into lockdown and bomb squads scrambling on Monday.
Police responding to a call at around 7:30 a.m. found a white male in his mid 50s lying in the street, department spokesman Darryl Saffold told East County Today. The unresponsive man had suffered"severe trauma" and was determined to be deceased after a check of his vital signs, he said.Department were brought in after police found wires located near the body that are believed to be part of an improvised explosive device, said Saffold.
The body was found in a residential area in the East Bay city of about 115,000. The discovery put multiple schools into lockdown and police ordered nearby residents to shelter in place while police investigated, according to department"Please do not call 9-1-1 unless you have a LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY," the department wrote in its post.
Police tape at a crime scene. On Monday, police in Antioch, California, put schools in lockdown and closed off neighborhoods because of a potential bomb threat.Shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, police lifted the shelter-in-place order. But questions remain. Police haven't identified the man and have not located casings or a note in the area, Saffold told reporters. Police don't know if the man's death, which they're calling"suspicious," was intentional or accidental, according to Saffold.There have been three other recent homicides in the city, but Saffold states the police don't think the Monday incident is related.
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