Two people were injured Sunday night after explosions went off in Austin, Texas, where police are searching for someone who has mailed explosives to multiple people and killed two others.
Austin police reported at 10:16 p.m. Sunday they were responding to an explosion in a neighborhood outside of the city center.
APD responding to Bomb Hotshot call in the 4800 block of Dawn Song Dr. Two male patients transported with unknown injuries. Please avoid the area. Media staging area is 4635 SW Pkwy, corner of SW Pkwy and Boston Ln. APD PIO
— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) March 19, 2018
According to Austin emergency medical services, two men were injured in the explosion but were not facing life-threatening injuries. The men were reported to be in their 20s, authorities said.
FINAL: Critical Incident @ 4800blk Dawn Song Dr (correct incident address), Only 1 incident location has been confirmed. #ATCEMSMedics have transported X2 ~20’s Males to SAMC w/serious, but not expected to be life-threatening injuries. Refer all inquires to @Austin_Police
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) March 19, 2018
The explosion comes as the Texas capital is on edge following a series of exploding packages sent to homes in the area.
A 17-year-old boy was killed and a woman in her 40s was injured in two separate incidents last week. Prior to that, a 39-year-old man had been killed while picking up a package outside his home in the city.
Both individuals opened packages sent to their homes, which subsequently exploded. Police have been searching for the individual who sent the packages but to this point have not found many answers.
Earlier on Sunday, Austin police increased the reward for information on the attacker to $100,000. Police reported earlier Sunday they were following hundreds of leads and have not ruled out the bombings being a hate crime because all of the people targeted up to that point were black or of Hispanic origin.
