SAN ANTONIO – A live pipe bomb was found at an apartment complex Tuesday morning along Interstate 10 on the Northwest Side.
San Antonio police Sgt. Travis Gourley said a maintenance worker found the suspicious device before 9 a.m. in a grassy area at the apartment complex, located in the 10700 block of I-10 westbound near Huebner Road.
The employee took the device to the office and noticed it looked “suspicious,” Gourley said.
The employee then called 911.
“Bomb squad made the scene — they determined the device to be a live device. They decided to make the device safe enough to transport, and it will be transported away from the location,” Gourley said, adding that the device will be destroyed.
Gourley said the bomb had “black powder leaking out of it.”
Officers evacuated residents within 300 feet and are speaking with residents and witnesses, Gourley said. Officers are searching the area with K-9s and Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents.
On Tuesday afternoon, an SAPD spokesperson said it is unclear how the device made its way to the complex. Additionally, no arrests have been made.
The San Antonio Fire Department’s arson unit has since taken the lead on the investigation, SAPD said.
Police are asking drivers to avoid the area.
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