TEXAS — Officials in Austin have released court documents regarding the Austin Bombing investigation.
The newly released documents reveal deceased suspect, 23-year-old Mark Conditt, used PVC pipe casing, a metal pipe and shrapnel in his deadly devices.
In total, five package bombs exploded, killing two people and injuring another five. Conditt blew himself up inside his vehicle after he was pulled over by police on March 21, also injuring a police officer.
The new information gives no details of a possible motive.
As part of the investigation, agents collected and reviewed receipts and sales records from stores for suspicious purchases of those components. This review identified Mark Anthony Conditt as a person of interest. Specifically, a large purchase of nails (to be used as shrapnel in the bombs) by Conditt at a Home Depot in Round Rock alerted investigators, as well as uncommon batteries used in the bombs that came from Asia.
A federal search warrant was obtained for Conditt’s IP address and the evidence gathered indicated he had used Google to search for information on shipping.
