Quote:Wild video captured the moment a Virginia home exploded Monday evening after a suspect inside the residence shot at authorities attempting to serve a search warrant, according to police and witnesses.
 
The massive explosion in Arlington sent debris and flames bursting toward the sky around 8:20 p.m., and could be heard and felt from miles away.
 
“Holy f—king sh-t,” a person exclaimed as car alarms blared.
 
Arlington County police said the officers were trying to execute a search warrant when a suspect fired several rounds from inside the now-leveled home.

Quote:Police previously said they were investigating after someone fired a flare gun from the house.

Quote:The police standoff had been ongoing for at least a few hours.
 
Arlington County police spokesperson Ashley Savage said it’s unknown if the suspect was firing a flare gun or another weapon at police.

Quote:Police reported that 56-year-old James Yoo died in the explosion of a duplex located at 844 N. Burlington Street in the Bluemont neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia.
 
Police added they're aware of "concerning" social media posts made by Yoo. 
 
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On Monday night, a home spontaneously exploded in an Arlington, Virginia, neighborhood. Police were initially called to the home after neighbors reported someone firing a flare gun.
 
Video journalist Nick Sortor posted on X a breakdown of what happened yesterday evening on the 800 block of North Burlington Street:
 
Around 4:45 pm Tuesday, Arlington County, VA police were called out to a report of "possible shots fired."
 
Once officers got to the scene, they became aware that a man inside the home had fired a flare gun out the window 30 to 40 times
 
The owner of the home, James Yoo, then barricaded himself inside and refused to make contact with police.
 
As a result, they obtained a search warrant, and while attempting to execute it, the suspect fired multiple shots at the officers from inside the home.
 
Then, at 8:45 pm, an explosion occurred, leveling the entire property.
 
A video posted to X shows when the house exploded into a massive fireball.

Quote:Arlington County police spokesperson Ashley Savage told NBC News that officials have yet to confirm if there were any deaths. She said the suspect was 'inside' the home during the explosion.
 
Sortor revealed additional alleged information on Yoo:
 
He's a far leftist that posts anti-white hatred and quotes Noam Chomsky
 
He accused his neighbors of being spies on social media just three days ago
 
He had a previous encounter with the FBI
 
He filed countless frivolous lawsuits against his own sister and wife
 
He was the former Head of Global Security at the US government's "Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)"

Quote:Purchasing and owning a flare gun in Virginia is legal. It’s called a visual distress signal under law. There is a no waiting period and flare guns are typically used by boaters to produce a distress signal. Flare guns can be used to set off flammable material too.
 
There are kits where you can modify a flare gun into a weapon that shoots 12-gauge bullets.
 
The ATF considers those flare guns to be weapons.

Quote:On a YouTube channel, Yoo posted several videos that show screenshot after screenshot of legal documents related to his unsuccessful lawsuits and protracted divorce. In LinkedIn posts, Yoo accused the U.S. government of corruption and uploaded photos of a couple he said were his next-door neighbors in Arlington.

Quote:The F.B.I. did not open any investigations based on correspondence from Mr. Yoo, Mr. Sundberg said.
 
Chief Andy Penn of the Arlington County Police Department declined to say at a news conference on Tuesday that the authorities were “fully confident” that the remains that were found were those of Mr. Yoo.
 
“All factors point to that it is this individual,” he said, “but that has to be confirmed, and it is going to take time to confirm that as well, but there is a lot more of the investigation that needs to occur.”

Quote:Initially, the police were called out to the house because they had received a call about possible gunfire in the area, Chief Penn said. After the police found that the occupant had fired a flare gun more than 30 times inside his home, Chief Penn said, the department obtained a search warrant and tried to make contact with him.
 
The occupant did not engage with officers and barricaded himself inside the home, according to the authorities. Chief Penn said that as the police were trying to serve the search warrant, several rounds of what was believed to be gunfire were heard inside the home, which prompted the police to deploy a “nonflammable, less-lethal chemical munition” inside the house that was intended to “cause irritation” so that the occupant would come outside.

Quote:A father of three was identified as the volunteer firefighter killed Friday in a catastrophic explosion that destroyed a house as first responders were inside, officials said.
Trevor Brown of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company was killed, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Chief Keith Johnson said at a press conference Saturday. Brown was 45. Brown had been affiliated with Loudoun County Fire and Rescue since 2016, officials said.
 
Eleven first responders and two civilians were taken to hospitals to treat their injuries after the devastating explosion, officials said.
 
Four first responders remained hospitalized on Saturday morning. They are expected to survive, Johnson said.
 
"Our folks were in that house when it exploded,” Johnson said. "Probably lucky we only had one fatality.”
 
Two occupants, including the homeowner, and pets were removed from the home, officials said.
 
“We saved her,” Johnson said. He said the homeowner sustained a minor injury in the explosion.

Quote: A 500-gallon underground propane tank was found at a Virginia home that exploded Friday, killing one firefighter and injuring others, officials said Saturday.

Quote: Johnson said they have not yet determined a “complete cause” of the explosion.
 
“We can assume it was propane-related, but no complete cause has been initiated,” he said.
 
The fire is under investigation by the Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office, supported by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Utility Washington Gas was at the scene and assisted in the investigation.