Deadly Austin Bombings Were ‘Meant to Send a Message’

Fatal unsolved bombings in Texas this month were “meant to send a message,” Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said Sunday during a news conference but the message is unknown, NBC News reported.Manley said he hoped the bomber would “reach out to us before anyone else is injured or killed,” NBC News reported.  Caught on Cam: Masked, Armed Men Rob Jewelry Store The plea came while local and federal officials increased the reward for information leading to a conviction in the bombings, which killed two and injured two others this month. The reward is estimated at $100,000, NBC News reported. Austin police are investigating an explosion in the southwestern residential part of the city after two men sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were examining a suspicious backpack in the area, NBC News reported.  Sexual Assault Victim Got Into Car She Thought Was Her Ride Share NBC News reported the nature of the explosion wasn’t immediately clear, and there was no immediate indication that it was connected to the package bombings that killed 2 other men, Stephen House and Draylen Mason, earlier in the month.  Robbery Suspect Lures Victim with NCAA Tournament Tickets Photo Credit: AP/Eric Gay
Source: NBC San Diego