Two charged with having explosive devices

City police discovered explosive devices at a Fairview Street residence Sunday while searching for a shooting suspect.

The department was called by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office to assist in locating a person of interest in a shooting incident which had occurred earlier in their jurisdiction, according to a written statement.

The suspect was located there at 611 Fairview St., at approximately 2:30 a.m.

While searching for the suspect and weapons possibly involved in the Tennessee incident, police officers discovered several homemade devices that were suspected to be explosives. Each of these six devices consisted of several shotgun shells wrapped up in plastic and duct tape with a fuse running into the center of each package.

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