Two deadly package explosions in Austin in the past two weeks appear similar and related, authorities said Monday before warning residents against taking suspicious packages inside their homes.
A 17-year-old was killed and a woman in her 40s was injured in an explosion Monday inside an East Austin residence after he brought a package into their home, interim Austin Police Chief Brian Manley said.
The incident is being investigated by police and federal authorities, as a homicide, the chief said.
He also said that investigators are not ruling out the possibility of the explosions being a hate crime because the victims in the cases are African-American....