Suspect who shot at police from house that exploded is dead, US police say

Explosion destroyed home and shook Virginia suburb of Arlington as police tried to make contact with suspect from outside

The suspect who fired at officers from a duplex in an Arlington, Virginia, neighborhood before the home exploded on Monday night is presumed dead, according to authorities.

James Yoo, 56, was identified by the Arlington county police chief, Andy Penn, at a press conference on Tuesday as the the owner of the duplex and the individual whose actions brought them to the home after firing a flare-type gun" from inside the house more than 30 times.