A house in Arlington, Virginia, exploded Monday night after the suspect inside of it fired a flare gun numerous times and then fired on police with some sort of weapon.
FOX News reported that police approached the home at 4:45 p.m. in response to a reports that shots had been fired. Upon arriving on scene, officers ascertained the suspect “discharged a flare gun about 30 to 40 times from inside his home into the surrounding neighborhood.”
The suspect, who had barricaded himself inside the home, refused to communicate with police.
At 8:25 p.m. police attempted to enter the home via a search warrant and the suspect shot at them, at which point the house exploded.
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🚨#BREAKING: New video footage, sent by a follower has captured the massive house explosion from another angle that occurred earlier tonight in Arlington Virginia. The explosion reverberated across Washington, D.C. According to the police, the suspect discharged a flare gun… pic.twitter.com/t7NPRP62RH
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The Associated Press noted that Arlington County Virginia police spokesperson Ashley Savage made clear police do know if the suspect fired a traditional firearm at them or whether it was the flare gun that led to the explosion.
The house and nearby surrounds were quickly engulfed in flames (Courtesy Arlington Fire & EMS)
However, all officers escaped injury in the incident.
Police are trying to ascertain whether the suspect was in the home alone or if others may have been inside as well.
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