An IED went off today outside the Colorado chapter of the NAACP. Police and the FBI are investigating. It could have been a lot worse.
The FBI is investigating an explosion at the Colorado Springs, Colorado chapter of the nation’s oldest civil rights organization ,the NAACP. The explosion was caused by an IED, or improvised explosive device, that was placed adjacent to an exterior wall of the group’s offices, located in a small strip mall.Â
Reports state that there were no injuries, but it could have been much worse. A can full of gasoline was set near the IED, but did not ignite.
Buzzfeed reports that FBI spokeswoman Amy Sanders “said authorities have identified what she called a ‘potential person of interest’ in the explosion.”
She described the individual as a white male believed to be around 40 years old.
Sanders said he is balding and may be driving a “2000 or older model, dirty, white pick-up truck with paneling, a dark colored bed liner, open tailgate, and a missing or covered license plate.â€
On its website, the NAACP released a short statement, noting that the “NAACP looks forward to a full and thorough investigation into this matter by federal agents and local law enforcement.”
Some responses via Twitter:
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