The Austin bomber has today been identified as Mark Anthony Conditt. The 24-year-old was killed close to a hotel where he was tracked to by police in the Texas city.
Writing in 2013, Danene said: ‘I officially graduated Mark from HigWorldWorh School on Friday. ‘1 down, 3 to go. He has 30 hrs of college credit too, but he’s thinking of taking some time to figure out what he wants to do….maybe a mission trip.
‘Thanks to everyone for your support over the years.’ Another photo appears to show Mark on a snowboarding holiday over the 2013 Christmas Holidays. Meanwhile, it emerged Wednesday afternoon that FBI investigators are also questioning Conditt’s former roommates at a house in Pflugerville. They are said to be cooperating and are not considered suspects. Conditt later graduated from Austin Community College, according to TMZ. He then worked as a computer repair technician as well as a buyer for Crux Manufacturing in Austin, which builds metal products – including robots. Conditt was killed after being followed for a short distance by Swat teams who approached him. He then set off another bomb killing himself and injuring a police officer near to him. Moments before his death, the FBI issued pictures of a man believed to be a suspect dropping a package off at a FedEx facility. He was white and was believed to be wearing a wig as he left the parcel, suspected to contain a bomb.
Investigators have been pursuing a suspected serial bomber in Austin since the first explosion on March 2. A 39-year old man was killed. A 17-year-old boy was killed and two women were injured in two separate blasts on March 12.
On Sunday, two men – ages 22 and 23 – were injured in a blast trigged by a tripwire. A worker at a FedEx distribution center was treated and released Tuesday morning after reporting ringing in her ears. A Reddit user purporting to be the Austin bomber claimed responsibility on the website. He wrote: ‘My intention is not to kill people. I am doing this simply because I want to watch the world burn.’ The account, under the username ‘austinbomber’ has now been suspended.
