Just before news of the third package explosion made the rounds, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley told reporters near the scene of the second blast that it and the March 2nd incident were being investigated as connected events. Three Packages Have Exploded Across The City, Leaving Two Dead

On Monday, a 75-year-old woman was seriously injured after picking up a package that was left outside her home. • The bombs killed a 39-year-old African-American man on March 2, killed a 17-year-old African-American male early Monday morning, and severely injured a 75-year-old Hispanic woman midday Monday. (CNN) Three package bombs that exploded in Austin, Texas, over 10 days -- killing a teenager and a 39-year-old man and critically injuring an elderly woman -- appear to be connected, police said Monday. In describing the Monday morning blast that killed the teenager, the chief said: “What we understand at this point is that early this morning is that one of the residents went out front and there was a package on the front doorstep. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on deadly package bombings in Austin, Texas (all times local):

Authorities say a package that exploded inside of an Austin home, killing a teenager and wounding a woman, is linked to a deadly package sent to another home in Texas’ capital city earlier this month because they were both left on the front doorstep and not delivered by a mail service. Two separate blasts were reported in the area around East Austin on Monday morning, with the first killing a 17-year-old boy and injuring a woman, and the second injuring another woman and possibly a second individual, according to investigators on the scene. Teen 'a very happy young man'

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Authorities have identified one victim, Anthony Stephan House, 39, who died from injuries in the March 2 explosion. All The Victims Have Been People Of Color

Police Chief Manley told reporters that two of the previous victims were African American and that the latest victim was Hispanic, leaving open the possibility that the incidents were racially motivated. They brought that package inside the residence and as they opened that package, both victims were in the kitchen, and the package exploded, causing the injuries that resulted in the young man’s death and the injuries to the adult female.”

That woman’s injuries were not life-threatening, he said. Police were responding to another “reported explosion” Monday afternoon, but have not yet said whether it is connected to this investigation. In a tweet, Manley strongly urged residents to be on the lookout for suspicious packages and to alert authorities immediately. “If you’ve received a package that has been left on your doorstep or left in your yard or left on your driveway that you were not expecting or that was not from someone you know, then give us a call,” Manley said. — Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) March 12, 2018

Local police, as well as agencies including the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, are working on the case. The ATF is currently processing evidence from the first device at their lab and evidence from the second device will also be sent to ATF lab for consistency. Correction: A previous headline for this story on the CNN app incorrectly stated that the explosive packages were connected to the South By Southwest Festival, currently taking place in Austin.
Police in Austin, Texas announce that three package bombs in recent days that have killed two people and injured one more appear to be connected. The packages were left off at three separate locations and were not placed there by any delivery service, police say.