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EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DETONATED IN PORTER

Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office District 3 patrol were dispatched to the 24085 Interstate Highway 59, Porter, Texas in reference to an explosion. According to the reportee, a white male suspect came outside to the parking lot of the Palace Inn holding a shoe. The suspect asked the reportee if he wanted to see something cool, at which time he ignited what appeared to be a fuse on the shoe and then sat the shoe down in the parking lot. The reportee advised that the shoe then exploded causing a loud concussion and debris to fly across the parking lot. There were several children and adults on location when the explosion occurred. Several were hit with what was believed to be just the concussion of it. On 10-year-old boy was unable to feel his face but was checked by EMS as feeling returned.. The suspect then entered his vehicle described as a blue 2004 Lexus SUV bearing Texas License Plate GH42LC and fled prior to law enforcement arriving.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office as well as the Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the motive and the content of what was in the shoe that exploded. At this time it is not believed that the object in the shoe is a pipe bomb but possibly a firework or some type of concussion device. This is an active investigation and we will post updates as we receive more information.

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