RAW VIDEO: Man places object under statue moments before explosion in Downtown San Antonio
The explosion happened around 3 a.m. Monday in the 300 block of W Commerce Street
Victoria Lopez, Digital Journalist
Suspect places object under Vladimir Lenin statue moments before explosion in Downtown San Antonio. (Texas Public Radio)
SAN ANTONIO – The FBI, the San Antonio police and fire departments are working to find the person responsible for an explosion that damaged a statue downtown.
Around 3 a.m. Monday, authorities received reports of an explosion in the 300 block of West Commerce Street, according to the FBI.
Video surveillance footage provided by Texas Public Radio showed a man placing an object underneath a head statue of Vladimir Lenin.
Approximately six minutes after the man walked away, the object exploded.