There have been a series of Texas bombings this month, with the latest occurring inside a FedEx facility, just outside San Antonio on Tuesday, March 20.
FedEx (NYSE:FDX) Explosion: What Do We Know?
On March 2, a package bomb exploded in Austin, Texas, right behind a number of large corporate official campuses, resulting in the death of 39-year-old Anthony S. House. Then, ten days later, two bombs detonated in two separate low-income areas in Austin, injuring two and killing one: 17-year old student, Draylen Mason. Mason had just been accepted to the University of Texas for music.
That brings us to today: Tuesday, March 20. In the early hours of the morning Tuesday, an explosion went off inside a FedEx facility in Schertz, Texas, marking the fourth package bomb explosion in the state since the start of the month. This has, to no surprise, caused authorities to believe there is a “serial bomber” on the loose. On Tuesday, Michelle Lee, FBI spokeswoman, announced that the bureau won’t know until they have “had a chance to evaluate the evidence,” however, Lee did say that the FBI strongly suspects the string of bombings in Texas to be connected.
It gets worse, however. After the news broke of the explosion Tuesday morning, authorities in Austin took to Twitter to disclose that they were responding to reports of another package popping up at another FedEx facility in the city. Despite the news, the FedEx stock is trading up 0.97% on the New York Stock Exchange.
What Does the Public Think of the Texas Bombings?
The public is outraged, for a number of reasons. First, President Donald Trump and the White House have not yet released a statement regarding the Texas bombings. Others have come forward to scrutinize the fact that there are more than 500 federal agents in Texas investigating the explosions, and yet, the FBI remained silent when they were tipped off about Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year shooter who killed more than a dozen students at a Florida high school last month. Meanwhile, others are simply worried that the recent string of package explosions has a striking resemblance to the work of Ted Kaczynski, otherwise known as the Unabomber.
It’s pretty hard not to compare the Austin bombings to that of the Unabomber. Similar to Kaczynski, the math prodigy that terrorized America from 1978 to 1995, the bombings this month were all disguised as mail packages and left at the homes of the victims. Further, authorities in Texas have stated that the bombs are increasing in sophistication, which is exactly how they described the bombs left by the Unabomber. What worries me is that Netflix recently released a television series about the Unabomber, and if we have learned anything over the last five years, it is that the media plays a defining role in inspiring people to commit horrific crimes.
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What Does the Future Entail?
Authorities in Texas are working with the FBI and are currently looking through hundreds of leads. Similar to what the FBI did with the Unabomber, there was a news conference held on the weekend, urging whoever is responsible for the bombings to turn themselves in.
Right now, all we can do is hope that the FBI makes a break in the case this week. If you are a resident in Texas, remember to be vigilant and contact the police if you receive a suspicious-looking package.
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