Bomb Threat Suspect Wanted TV Station To Air Rants About End Of The World [View all]

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http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2016/04/29/tv-station-bomb-threat-suspects-dad-he-thought-the-world-was-ending/

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A man claiming to have a bomb strapped to his chest threatened a Baltimore TV station Thursday afternoon, and was later shot by police after walking out of the building.

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Police say the explosive device Brizzi claimed to have when he walked into the Fox 45 building in the Woodberry section of Baltimore around 1:20 p.m. Thursday was actually a life preserver rigged with candy bars and the motherboard of a smoke detector. Another device running down his sleeve was meant to look like a detonator.

A security guard with Fox 45 told WJZ reporter George Solis Thursday that Brizzi walked into the station wearing a hedgehog onesie outfit and a surgical mask, claiming he had a bomb.

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Ed Brizzi told WJZ his son recently experienced a major shift in his attitude, and was convinced the world was going to end on June 3.

“We really didn’t see this coming. This happened so fast. It’s only been a couple of weeks. We were looking at him, trying to assess him, trying to figure out what to do. He’s 25 years old, so I can’t say ‘You’ve got to go into the hospital,’” the elder Brizzi told WJZ.