Police Probe Pipe Bomb Left Outside Pueblo’s Main Fire Station

Overview

• Firefighters at Station 1 discovered the package around noon on Jan. 13, and police confirmed it was a pipe bomb that did not detonate.
• Officers questioned a man who said he found the device in an alley and left it outside the station without alerting staff, and police do not consider him the primary suspect.
• Investigators say nearby video corroborated the man's description of events, and they are working to learn how the device reached the alley.
• The Pueblo Police Bomb Squad and the ATF responded, and the device was preserved as evidence for analysis.
• Officials have not said how long the device was present or identified a motive, and they urged anyone with information to contact police; authorities indicated the incident is not believed to have been targeted.