MI - Suspected car bomb hurts man & two children

[nursebeeme]

Mr. Chappell, an attorney with Lyden, Liebenthal & Chappell which has offices in Sylvania and Monroe, lives in the upscale North Shores community along Lake Erie in LaSalle Township.

A neighbor, Nancy Sovey, said she saw Mr. Chappell and two boys loading football equipment into his car at the home between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday.

http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2011/09/21/3-injured-in-car-bomb-in-Monroe-County.html

 

[nursebeeme]

Donald Dawkins, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, said authorities still don’t know what the device was — or whether it was inside the vehicle or attached to it — when it exploded.

"For the person who did it, it went off when they wanted — unfortunately for everyone else," Mr. Dawkins told The Blade.

He said investigators were working to put it back together from the many pieces that were collected from the scene.

http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2011/09/21/3-injured-in-car-bomb-in-Monroe-County.html

 

[nursebeeme]

http://www.freep.com/article/201109...ons-expected-survive-after-Monroe-car-bombing

all three expected to survive... much more at link

 

[nursebeeme]

http://www.monroenews.com/article/20110921/NEWS01/110929996

 

[nursebeeme]

Federal investigators are asking for the public’s help to learn who planted a bomb in the car that exploded Tuesday night, injuring a lawyer and his two sons in Monroe.

“We got a ton of leads,” said Special Agent Donald Dawkins of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. “We have some serious directions that we’re going toward, but none that I can say are concrete.”

http://www.freep.com/article/201109...ds-come-in?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

 

[nursebeeme]

http://www.wxyz.com/subindex/news/news_livestream1

live update (eta: I am not seeing it up yet... and off to football practice! It would be great if the update was an arrest!!!!

 

[nursebeeme]

http://www.freep.com/VideoNetwork/1...d-to-help-victims&odyssey=mod|video||umbrella

 

[SuziQ]

Thanks for the updates Nurse! I have thought about the kids all day. Passenger side and kids in the car? I hope they catch the <modsnip> asap.

 

[nursebeeme]

Thanks for the updates Nurse! I have thought about the kids all day. Passenger side and kids in the car? I hope they catch the <modsnip> asap.

everyone talked about this at football practice tonight... horrible stuff!!! I was hoping when I got home there was news of an arrest.. I am sure hope they solve this soon...

 

[nursebeeme]

Federal agents converged Wednesday afternoon at the Sylvania law firm of Erik Chappell, who along with his two sons was injured when a powerful bomb went off in their car, triggering an explosion on a Michigan street.

The agents spent several hours during the afternoon at the Main Street offices of the Lyden, Liebenthal & Chappell LTD law firm.

http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2011/09/21/3-injured-in-car-bomb-in-Monroe-County.html

http://www.toledoblade.com/attachment/2011/09/21/Erik-Chappell-calls-911-after-car-explosion.mp3 audio of 911 call by the father


eta: this article also has lots of details on past cases he has worked on...

 

[GreenTeam]

Thanks nursebeeme for all the updates on this! I wonder who would do such an awful thing. I hope the three of them recover well.

 

[nursebeeme]

praying for the boys tonight and hopefully an arrest asap!

 

[LadyL]

man, they better catch the ingrates who did this and quickly!

his entire family is going to have to be in hiding until they do

glad they're ok

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

Here's an article from msnbc....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44607642/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

"In a 911 call to Monroe County Central Dispatch, Erik Chappell describes his own and his boys' injuries and pleads for a quick response."

"OK, we've got a bad accident. My car blew up with two kids," according to a recording of the call obtained by The Blade newspaper in Toledo, Ohio, and posted on its website. "You've been called on it already, OK, but I'm telling you what's going on with the boys. ... They are bleeding. I need someone here now."





(Thanks Nurse for keeping this thread updated. What a horrific story!)

 

[CocoChanel]

hmmmmm.....am I the only one feeling a possible Diane Downs vibe from this?

Praying for the full recovery for all, but concerned about how this will psychologically affect those boys. Totally random violence out of nowhere - the kind of stuff that scars the psyche. God bless them.

 

[nursebeeme]

Investigators are focusing on a Monroe County man as a suspect who planted a powerful bomb inside a car that injured an attorney and his two sons as they drove to football practice.
Sources this morning confirmed that investigators have targeted a suspect and believe a pipe bomb was used to blow up a car in which local attorney Erik G. Chappell and his sons were riding Tuesday.
"They have a suspect in mind," the police source said.
Investigators used metal detectors as they collected evidence from the scene Wednesday afternoon on E. Elm Ave. near I-75. It is believed a pipe bomb packed with shrapnel was used and placed inside the car underneath the passenger seat where one of the boys was sitting.
Meanwhile, shock, dismay, anger and disbelief resonated throughout the community after the news of the car bomb indicated a sinister plot against Mr. Chappell and his family.
The suspect is believed to be one of Mr. Chappell's clients.

http://www.monroenews.com/article/20110921/NEWS01/110929991

much more at link

 

[bogeygal]

I just saw this on the local news in the NY/NJ area. I've been praying for the boy's and hoping that they can overcome their injuries.

So saddened that some evil person would hurt or cause injury to this father & his children. Prayers to the family and hoping the boy's injuries will heal. I hope they catch the person that put a bomb in the car. I'm so upset.

 

[gitana1]

In this video, it is stated that the man practices family law and that is being blamed for the incident. Also, listen to the 911 operator. Jeez Louise. He sounds so annoyed that anyone dares to intrude on his nap. He actually sighs when he answers the call.

I mean, you've got a man and two children who were injured in a car bombing and the operator sounds bored, annoyed and disinterested. What a creep, IMO: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us...n-car-explosion.monroe-evening-news?hpt=hp_t2

 

[LadyL]

to say they have a suspect in mind and that it's one of his clients ... well, that makes me think the suspect is under tight surveillance and they're just waiting on warrants to arrest him

don't think I've ever read that particular wording in another case

I'm very interested to find out who it is

 

[squid]

http://www.monroenews.com/article/20110922/NEWS01/709229970

The investigation into the car bombing apparently has spread to another state and reportedly is focusing on at least two men.

Officials would not confirm the direction of the investigation or if an arrest is near, but sources say at least one of the persons of interest the police are looking into is the estranged spouse of a client of attorney Erik Chappell, whose car exploded on E. Elm Ave. Tuesday afternoon.

Further on in the article:

Sources have told The Evening News that Mr. Chappell has been threatened in recent weeks but apparently did not file a police report.