Man Believed to Have Fired Shots at Officers Before Virginia House Exploded Is Dead, Police Say

Man Believed to Have Fired Shots at Officers Before Virginia House Exploded Is Dead, Police Say
A member of the Arlington County Police Department looks towards the remains of a house explosion in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 5, 2023. Kevin Wolf/AP Photo
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ARLINGTON, Va.—The suspect who fired at officers from a duplex in an Arlington, Virginia, neighborhood before the home exploded on Monday night is presumed dead, according to authorities.

Fifty-six-year-old James Yoo was identified by Arlington County Police Chief Andy Penn at a press conference Tuesday as the the owner of the duplex and the individual whose actions brought them to the home after firing a “flare-type gun” from inside the house more than 30 times. Penn said police responded to the house at about 4:45 p.m. Monday after reports of shots fired. After attempts to communicate with Yoo were unsuccessful, police obtained a search warrant.