Car filled with explosives barrels into crowd leaving Rochester rock concert, killing two in possibl

[mountaineer]

Car filled with explosives barrels into crowd leaving Rochester rock concert, killing two in possible domestic terrorism: police
 Joe Marino and Katherine Donlevy
Published Jan. 2, 2024
Updated Jan. 2, 2024, 6:55 a.m. ET

A couple was killed and numerous others injured just hours into the New Year when a car filled with explosives barreled into a crowd of people leaving a rock concert in upstate New York, police said.

The fiery crash occurred at 12:50 a.m. outside the Kodak Center in Rochester, where roughly 1,000 people were filing out after a New Year’s Eve show by the musical group moe.

Rochester officers were helping pedestrians cross the street when a Ford Expedition sped toward the crowd, but smashed instead into an Uber that was pulling out of a nearby parking lot, law enforcement sources said. ...

The driver who tried to mow down the crowd was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

He died of his injuries around 8 p.m. Monday and was identified as Michael Avery, law enforcement sources told The Post.
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After the fire was extinguished, investigators found at least a dozen gasoline canisters scattered across the pavement and inside the Expedition, according to Smith.

The incident is being investigated as possible domestic terrorism. ...

New York Post

[mountaineer]

Potentially disturbing dashboard cam footage of the incident in Rochester. Note the Ford Explorer that’s on fire and the person walking out of it.

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1742184207542321458

[Wingnut]

Time to ban deadly assault suv's. 

[mystery-ak]

 Driver allegedly left suicide note in deadly Rochester crash being investigated as domestic terrorism, source says

By Sabrina Souza, Nouran Salahieh and Brynn Gingras, CNN

Updated 10:08 AM EST, Tue January 2, 2024

CNN  —

A deadly car crash outside a New Year’s concert in Rochester, New York, is being investigated as domestic terrorism after the suspect allegedly left a suicide note and journal in his hotel room, according to a source familiar with the investigation.

The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating after two vehicles – one laden with gas canisters – crashed and plowed into the crowd outside the concert at the Kodak Center, killing two people and injuring five others. The suspect, identified as Michael Avery from Syracuse, the source said.

The FBI defines domestic terrorism as involving acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of US or state laws, appearing to be intended to intimidate or coerce civilians, influence the policy of government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of government by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping.

Revelers were walking on a crosswalk outside the venue at around 12:50 a.m. Monday when a Ford SUV slammed into a Mitsubishi Outlander that was leaving a nearby parking lot, Rochester Police Chief David Smith said at a news conference Monday.

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https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/01/us/kodak-center-new-york-car-crash/index.html

[mystery-ak]

Driver in deadly Rochester car blast near concert venue identified by police as final days revealed
Initial reports suggest Michael Avery, 35 of Syracuse, may have committed suicide after FBI brought in to rule out terror plot
 By Chris Eberhart Fox News
Published January 2, 2024 9:51am EST | Updated January 2, 2024 12:01pm EST

Three people were killed, and several others were injured in a car explosion less than an hour into 2024.

A Ford Expedition filled with at least a dozen gas canisters "sped up" and smashed into a Mitsubishi Outlander around 12:50 a.m. on Jan. 1, as concert attendees left the Kodak Theater in Rochester, New York.

The driver was identified as Michael Avery, a 35-year-old man from the Syracuse area, who died in the hospital last night, Rochester Police Chief David Smith said during a Tuesday press conference.

Avery's family told investigators he was "suffering from possible undiagnosed mental health issues," Smith said, and law enforcement didn't find any journals or suicide note.


Michael Avery was identified as the driver who killed at least three people, including himself, in a devastating attack in Rochester, New York.  (FBI)

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/rochester-fatal-car-explosion-investigated-possible-terror-attack