SACRAMENTO, Calif. — 6:20 p.m. Update:
Deputies are releasing more details after an explosive device was found at a Sacramento elementary school Tuesday.
According to a press release from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, an Ethel I. Baker Elementary employee found a "suspicious pipe that looked like an explosive device" sitting on the sidewalk in front of the school just after 8:15 a.m.
Deputies say the 2.5-inch steel pipe was sealed at both ends with an improvised fuse. They say inside the pipe was metal shrapnel, clay putty, several firecrackers and gasoline.
A "zip gun" was also found outside the elementary school. The sheriff's office says the zip gun was fashioned out of steel pipping and had a spring-loaded cap with a 12-gauge shotgun round.
Both live devices were rendered safe by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team.
No suspects have been identified at this time. Detectives ask anyone with information to contact the sheriff's office at (916) 874-5115 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP. Tips may also be left anonymously at www.sacsheriff.com or by calling (916) 874-TIPS (8477).
Original Story:
An explosive device found at a South Sacramento elementary school has been rendered safe, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said.
According to the sheriff’s office, a live pipe bomb and a “zip gun” were found on the campus of Ethel I. Baker Elementary, located near Laurine Way and Iowa Avenue, on Tuesday. A “zip gun” is a pipe loaded with a shotgun shell, authorities explained.
Both devices were found at the entrance to the school parking lot, in an area where students would be walking had the school been in session.
No other information has been released at this time.
