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Antioch man who died from homemade bomb explosion survived near-identical incident in 2012
Body of 62-year-old man found on street close to several Antioch schools
ANTIOCH — A man who died when a bomb he allegedly crafted blew up near two Antioch school had survived an eerily similar incident in 2012 at his home, according to authorities.
The man, identified by police as 62-year-old Frank Trout, was found dead near Fremont Elementary and Antioch Middle School from self-inflicted injuries after the bomb went off, according to police. In 2012, Trout was arrested after a pipe bomb he crafted in his garage exploded, seriously injuring him, this newspaper reported at the time.
Wires were found near Trout’s body, Antioch Police Department Strategic Communications Officer Darryl Saffold said at a Monday press conference. He suffered injuries to his upper torso, he said.
“There are no indications that there are any other improvised explosive devices at the school or adjacent neighborhoods,” Saffold said. “This is still an evolving and ongoing investigation.”
In 2012, Trout was making a pipe bomb inside his home on the 1400 block of G Street in Antioch — a short distance from both schools — when he dropped a lit fuse into a bucket filled with a mix that included gunpowder, police said at the time. His home sustained damage and Trout was hospitalized with burns.
Trout, an Antioch native, was self-employed and had been a longtime usher at a local Catholic church.
Early Monday afternoon, the Walnut Creek bomb squad, the FBI, ATF, Department of Homeland security, BART police and others, including those with explosive-sniffing dogs, were still at the location where the body was found near 17th and F streets, working to assess the origins of the device.
Police ordered a shelter in place on F Street between West 11th to West 17th streets during the protective sweeps.
The site is near Live Oak High School, where classes were canceled for the day, and also close to Bridges, Antioch Middle and Fremont Elementary schools, which were asked to shelter in place while police investigated.
Though shelter-in-place orders were lifted early Monday afternoon at both Fremont Elementary and Antioch Middle schools, nearby streets, including G Street between 18th and 13th streets, remained closed to traffic for several hours as police continued to investigate.
In a Facebook post, police also asked people to not call 9-1-1 unless they had a life-threatening emergency. Earlier, police canvassed the area, warning residents to either shelter in place or evacuate, as it was unclear at that time if there were more bombs.
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