Davis County bomb squad detonates 'homemade' explosive device at elementary school

Kaysville police responded to reports of a suspicious device along with the Davis County bomb squad at Endeavour Elementary School on Saturday.

Kaysville police responded to reports of a suspicious device along with the Davis County bomb squad at Endeavour Elementary School on Saturday. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)


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KAYSVILLE — The Davis County bomb squad detonated "a suspicious homemade firework or pipe bomb device" on the southeast side of Endeavour Elementary School in Kaysville on Saturday.

About 3:53 p.m., Kaysville police received reports of the suspicious device. The Davis County bomb squad was called to the scene, where they safely detonated the device and collected the remnants for analysis.

Officers searched the surrounding areas for any additional devices but determined that there was no threat to the community, Kaysville police said on social media.

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