Newsrooms around the country have corrections to make Thursday evening after the man widely described as wearing a panda costume while making a bomb threat at Fox45 in Baltimore was actually dressed as a hedgehog.
Yes, we know about the debate over the costume. Witnesses say panda. Twitter says hedgehog. We report, you decide pic.twitter.com/cVeg9ZPcxs
— Shepard Smith (@ShepNewsTeam) April 28, 2016
@ShepNewsTeam Here he is – just before the chocolate melted …. pic.twitter.com/QDoewjum0y
— Martha (@Marthur5) April 28, 2016
About the chocolate … police say that the “bomb” strapped to the suspect’s chest was actually a row of foil-wrapped candy bars.
UPDATE: Baltimore police say "bomb" suspect at TV station was carrying candy bars wrapped in aluminum foil pic.twitter.com/b8mjK8vEL3
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) April 28, 2016
While police solved that mystery, the public tracked down the specifics of the animal costume.
@ShepNewsTeam Looks like a weird whale to me.
— Jen (@JenWolz) April 28, 2016
@ShepNewsTeam much closer to a Koala Bear.
— Richard S Mallory (@RichSMallory) April 28, 2016
@ShepNewsTeam definitely a hedgehog.
— Heather (@heyitsheatherc) April 28, 2016
@ShepNewsTeam You're welcome. https://t.co/66Lgp2XRyi pic.twitter.com/YLE4u959gd
— Desert Rat (@dave_taft) April 28, 2016
That’s apparently a Japanese-made Hedgehog Kigurumi onesie. According to ThinkGeek.com, “the word Kigurumi comes from a combination of two Japanese words: kiru (“to wear”) and nuigurumi (“stuffed toy”).”
#Fox45 suspect is recorded earlier this yr with hedgehog onesie at anime conference w/friends pic.twitter.com/QTj6QazvH2
— JoyLepolaStewart (@jlepolastewart) April 29, 2016
Similar surgical mask appears to cover #fox45 suspect's face in photo posted in 2015 on social media. pic.twitter.com/MSkmr5WETz
— JoyLepolaStewart (@jlepolastewart) April 28, 2016
Facebook photos reported to be of the 25-year-old suspect show him wearing the mask while hanging out with someone dressed as a character from the popular anime “Naruto.”
Pictures from Facebook @jlepolastewart found of 25 year old suspect from today's threats made against @FOXBaltimore pic.twitter.com/x5DJDnb1Bg
— Shelley Orman (@ShelleyOFox45) April 29, 2016
We’ve also learned what was on the suspect’s mind as well as the flash drive he was carrying.
Security guard says #fox45 suspect talked about the government being wrong in how it views anything in space.
— JoyLepolaStewart (@jlepolastewart) April 28, 2016
#fox45 security guard viewed suspect's flash drive – says it contained info about astronomy.
— JoyLepolaStewart (@jlepolastewart) April 28, 2016
Security guard #fox45: suspect says flash drive had info about "…black holes – the sun about it being liquid in gas…"
— JoyLepolaStewart (@jlepolastewart) April 28, 2016
Cool fake bomb, hedgehog man! Sounds like someone should be receiving an invitation to White House Astronomy Night any minute.
But seriously, we can’t imagine how the young man’s father is feeling.
Father says son has 4 gunshot wounds – to his neck, left wrist & buttock and his right leg. Told he's going into surgery
— Shelley Orman (@ShelleyOFox45) April 28, 2016
Father of #Fox45 suspect says his son had "mental breakdown"
— JoyLepolaStewart (@jlepolastewart) April 29, 2016
More from father- we had a 6 minute interview. Posted full to https://t.co/olpevTjFzb pic.twitter.com/PjBFUqNGLj
— Shelley Orman (@ShelleyOFox45) April 28, 2016
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