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Monday 26 March 2018

Congressman: Bombing suspect called himself a 'psychopath'

where he thanked law Conditt had made on his
enforcement officials for cell phone allegedly con-
bringing the three-week fessing to the crimes.
spree to an end. He called Interim Austin Police Chief
the investigation, which in- Brian Manley said the de-
cluded more than 800 of- partment will continue
ficers, a textbook example withholding the recording
of how local, state and fed- from the public as investi-
eral agencies should work gators look into Conditt's
together. motive and whether any-
Beginning March 2, police one else was involved. He
say Conditt planted bombs noted that Conditt's two
in different parts of Austin, roommates have been
killing two people and se- questioned and said that
verely wounding four oth- several more people will
ers. He began by placing be interviewed. Releasing
explosives in packages left the recording now could
overnight on doorsteps, kill- jeopardize any future pros-
ing 39-year-old father An- ecutions, although no one
thony Stephan House and else has been arrested or
17-year-old musician Dray- charged, Manley said.
len Mason and critically in- For days, Manley has been
juring 75-year-old Esperan- under fire for calling Con-
za Herrera. He then rigged ditt "a challenged young
Officials investigate near the vehicle, center, where the suspect in the deadly bombings that ter- an explosive to a tripwire man" and not a terrorist. He
rorized Austin blew himself up as authorities closed in on him, in Round Rock, Texas, Wednesday,
March 21, 2018. along a public trail, injur- struck a different note Sat-
(Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ing two young men who urday, saying: "The suspect
crossed it. Finally, he sent in this incident reined terror
By RYAN J. FOLEY ing into what motivated said. two parcels with bombs on our community for al-
Associated Press 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt makes no mention via FedEx, one of which ex- most 3 weeks."
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Conditt, but the recording of a racial motivation on ploded and injured a work- Austin Mayor Steve Adler
suspected Austin bomber he left on his cell phone the recording, but investi- er at a distribution center said Herrera, who suffered
called himself a "psycho- shows that he was a "sick gators are still looking into near San Antonio. broken legs and other se-
path" in a recorded con- individual," U.S. Rep. Mi- that as a possibility, he said. Conditt died after deto- vere injuries in a March 12
fession and said he felt no chael McCaul said. The first three victims were nating a explosive device blast, remains hospitalized
remorse for deadly explo- "He did refer to himself as minorities. early Wednesday as SWAT in critical but stable condi-
sions that killed two people a psychopath. He did not McCaul, a former feder- team officers ran toward tion. Herrera's grandson,
and terrorized the city, a show any remorse, in fact al prosecutor who chairs his vehicle to arrest him in Josh, wrote on his Face-
U.S. congressman said Sat- questioning himself for why the House Committee on an Austin suburb. Investiga- book page that she has un-
urday. he didn't feel any remorse Homeland Security, spoke tors discovered a roughly dergone several surgeries
Investigators are still look- for what he did," McCaul at a news conference 25-minute recording that and is fighting for her life.q

Video shows man before being shot by Texas deputy

HOUSTON (AP) — Cell- front of the cellphone cam- cused of drowning them in ing backward away from ment.
phone video of a sheriff's era as the Harris County a bathtub. Thomas with his gun drawn, The American Civil Liber-
deputy fatally shooting deputy fires a single shot. Officers were responding shouting commands at ties Union of Texas issued a
an unarmed black man A spokesman for the sher- to reports that a man was Thomas. statement Sunday calling
shows the man wander- iff's office says the man had walking in the intersection He can be seen telling on the sheriff's department
ing in a Houston street with an object in his hand, but with his pants down hit- Thomas to stop walking to release any dashcam
his pants around his ankles no weapon was recovered ting cars as he mumbled and get down, but Thomas and body-camera footage
and continuing to ap- at the scene. to himself. Before the dep- continues to approach the in the shooting and for the
proach the deputy as the Family members identified uty arrived, a motorist had deputy. department to review its
officer tells him to stop. the man as 34-year-old stopped in the intersection A gunshot can be heard on use-of-force policies to "de-
The video, obtained by the Danny Ray Thomas, and to confront Thomas. The the video, but can't been mand lethal force only be
Houston Chronicle from a said he had been devas- deputy, whose name has seen. The deputy is next used as a last resort."
civilian witness , does not tated after two of his chil- not been released, broke seen on the video crouch- "It's difficult to imagine how
show the actual shooting dren were killed in 2016. up the altercation and can ing over Thomas, who is this shooting could possibly
because a car passes in The children's mother is ac- be seen in the video walk- face down on the pave- be justified. q