Pipe bomb found in WA home after man's death

Homemade explosive removed from Bremerton home

Washington State Patrol helped remove a homemade explosive from a home in Bremerton.

KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. - A woman cleaning out a deceased relative's home near Bremerton on Tuesday found a pipe bomb under a bed, according to deputies.

A woman cleaning out a deceased relative's home near Bremerton on Tuesday found a pipe bomb under a bed, according to deputies. The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) made the initial announcement on social media Wednesday at 9:34 a.m. According to KCSO, deputies responded to a home near the intersection of Nipsic Avenue Northeast and Northeast 30th Street in unincorporated Bremerton around 5:30 p.m. Authorities said the bomb, described as a four-inch-long device wrapped in tape with a fuse sticking out of one end, was found under a bed. The Washington State Patrol (WSP) Interagency Bomb Squad responded to the scene, x-rayed the device, and determined it was filled with a powdered susbstance believed to be explosive. The bomb squad took the device for safe disposal. Further information is limited at this time. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Photos of the pipe bomb found in a home in unincorporated Bremerton on Tuesday, (Kitsap County Sheriff's Office)

The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) made the initial announcement on social media Wednesday at 9:34 a.m.

What they're saying:

According to KCSO, deputies responded to a home near the intersection of Nipsic Avenue Northeast and Northeast 30th Street in unincorporated Bremerton around 5:30 p.m.

Authorities said the bomb, described as a four-inch-long device wrapped in tape with a fuse sticking out of one end, was found under a bed.

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) Interagency Bomb Squad responded to the scene, x-rayed the device, and determined it was filled with a powdered substance believed to be explosive.

What's next:

The bomb squad took the device for safe disposal.

Further information is limited at this time.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

The Source: Information in this story came from multiple social media posts by the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office.

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