Authorities said a home exploded in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night, rocking a neighborhood with a thunderous blast after police responded to a report of someone shooting a flare gun. The house fire is still being extinguished.
At around 4:45 p.m., police got reports of a man firing a flare gun from a property on the 800 block of North Burlington Street.
Officers were attempting to execute a search warrant about 8:30 p.m. when the suspect allegedly fired multiple rounds, according to officials. The house then blew up.
Neighbor Ann-Elise Quinn stated “I was in the back of my house, and I had been hearing some sort of firecracker-type sounds prior to this, and then there’s a loud boom, and my entire house shakes.”
Authorities have not disclosed details about the individual involved in the case, but potential insights may be gleaned from a social media account.
A person identified as James Yoo, as per publicly available records indicating residence at the dispatched address, has been consistently sharing paranoid diatribes on his LinkedIn profile. A recent post from three days ago specifically targets neighbors in the adjacent duplex unit.
Here are the bizarre posts Yoo reportedly posted on LinkedIn:
Per Arlnow
Police have not yet released any information about the suspect in the case, but a social media account may provide some clues.
A man named James Yoo, listed in public records as the resident of the address to which police were initially dispatched, has been repeatedly posting paranoid screeds on his Linkedin account. One post from three days ago rants against his neighbors in the adjoining duplex unit.