And twenty-year-old suspectidentified as Nathaniel McGuire was taken into custody after detonate an “improvised explosive device” in a court of California, United States, yesterday morning, according to the authorities.
Six people were injured after the explosion in Santa Mariaa spokesman for Marian Regional Medical Center said, NBC News reported. As of yesterday, Three of them are in stable condition.two are in good condition and the status of a sixth is unknown.
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The explosion at the Santa Maria courthousea city about 150 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, It happened around 8:45 am.
“I heard an explosion and someone yelling, ‘It’s a bomb! It’s a bomb! It’s a bomb!’ and about 30 or more people ran out of the courtroom,” said attorney Bill Ausman, who was present.
The detainee shouted that about 900 thousand people a year are killed by the United States Food and Drug Administration,” Ausman shared.
“They handcuffed him and took him away immediately,” the witness explained.
McGuire was arrested on suspicion of several feloniesincluding attempted murder, using an explosive device to attempt to kill someone, and possession of explosive devices.
COULD FACE FEDERAL CHARGES
He suspect is not entitled to bail and could end up facing federal charges, CNN reported.
Darrel Parker, Executive Director of the Court from the county of Saint Barbarasaid the explosion occurred in the first-floor lobby of the criminal court building, which serves as an entrance and gun control point for the broader court campus, according to Fox News.
“I’m not sure the suspect made it through a gun check,” Parker said.
Mark van de Kamp, spokesman for the municipalityreported that the Nearby public buildings were closed He added that “it is very unusual, very rare” for such incidents to happen.
The city of Santa Maria said its City Hall, finance department, city attorney’s office, public library and recreation and parks department closed yesterday in response to the incident.
ON HIGH ALERT
He Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department He said he was on “high alert” and would provide additional patrols at the 37 courthouses where he is in charge of security.
“There are currently no credible threats to any Los Angeles County courthouse,” the agency said in a message on X.
“The explosion occurred with an intentionally placed improvised explosive device,” Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Raquel Zick said on X.
Officers cordoned off the area surrounding the courthouse and focused on a parked car linked to the suspect.
He California Governor Gavin Newsomhe said in the red social X that his office and the state Office of Emergency Management were monitoring the situation.
With information from AFP.
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