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Police: Man who died in Gaithersburg condo explosion committed suicide

14 others injured in condo explosion Wednesday morning; criminal investigation underway

Police: Man who died in Gaithersburg condo explosion committed suicide

14 others injured in condo explosion Wednesday morning; criminal investigation underway

MORE FROM THE SCENE TONIGHT. KATE: LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, UNCLE MURRAY COUNTY OFFICIALS IDENTIFIED THE PERSON WHO’S BODY -- IDENTIFIED THE PERSON THEY BELIEVE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRE HERE AT THE POTOMAC OAKS CONDOMINIUM COMPLEX IN GAITHERSBURG ON WEDNESDAY, AFTER THE MEDICAL EXAMINER IDENTIFIED THE SUBJECT FOUND AMID THE RUBBLE AS 36-YEAR-OLD JUAN PABLE MARSHALL QUIZNON. POLICE SAY HE DIED BY SUICIDE. OFFICIALS ALSO SAY WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 11:30, THEY HAD A 911 CALL REPORTING MR. QUIZNON AS MISSING AND SUICIDAL. >> WE’RE COMING UP ON SOME HOLIDAYS, AND THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED. THEIR HOMES, AND EVERYTHING THEY’VE WORKED TO PUT TOGETHER IS GONE. AND THEY CAN’T JUST GET IT BACK, AND THAT IN AND OF ITSELF IS VERY SAD. KATE: TODAY, NEIGHBORS, MANY ALSO WITNESSES TO WEDNESDAY’S MASSIVE EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT THE CONDO COMPLEX. CONDO COMPLEX -- AT THE CONDO COMPLEX, CALLED THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS SAD, UNFORTUNATE, AND SCARY. FOUR BUIDLINGS DIRECTLY IMPACTED AND RESIDENTS OF 24 CONDO UNITS DISPLACED. SOME HOME WHEN IT HAPPENED. >> I FELT THIS SHOCKWAVE AT THE SAME TIME I HEARD THIS MASSIVE EXPLOSION. I. AS MUCH AS I COULD, AND I SAW THE OTHER BUILDING ON FIRE. I FREAKED OUT. KATE: AT LEAST 14 WERE INJURED IN A BLAST POLICE AND FIRE OFFICIALS ARE NOW CALLING DEADLY. >> THE MANNER OF DEATH RULING IN THIS CASE IS SUICIDE. THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS SMOKE INHALATION AND THERMAL INJURIES, THERMAL INJURIES WHICH MEANS BURNS. KATE: AT A NEWS CONFERENCE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MONTGOMERY COUNTY INVESTIGATORS OFFICIALS PROVIDED AN UPDATE. >> AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME WE HAVE NO INFORMATION TO BELIEVE THAT MR. QUIZNON INTENDED FOR OTHER INDIVIDUALS TO BE INJURED OR HARMED IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT. KATE: A FURTHER UPDATE FROM OFFICIALS HERE IN GAITHERSBURG, HE RESIDENTS ACROSS THE 24 UNITS SEVEN DIRECTLY IMPACTED HAVE BEEN DISPLACED, AND HAVE REGISTERED AS SUCH WITH THE COUNTY. THE 10 PEOPLE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WEDNESDAY WITH INJURIES HAVE NOW BEEN DISCHARGED. FIRE INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS HAVE CONCLUDED HERE AT THE SITE. HOWEVER, INVESTIGATORS ACROSS ALL OF THE AGENCIES INVOLVED WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AT A LOCATION OFF-SITE IN THE DAYS TO COME. IN GAITHERSBURG, I’M KATE AMA
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Police: Man who died in Gaithersburg condo explosion committed suicide

14 others injured in condo explosion Wednesday morning; criminal investigation underway

A man who died in Wednesday's explosion at a Gaithersburg condo complex committed suicide, Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones said Friday evening.The man's body was recovered Thursday morning from the rubble of the condo building that exploded. Police identified the man as Juan Pablo Marshall Quizon, a 36-year-old man who owned a condo in the 826 Quince Orchard Blvd. building. The medical examiner said he died from smoke inhalation and thermal injuries.County police and fire officials said they believe accelerants were used to set a fire that was so destructive, it caused the entire building to collapse.Jones said there is also other evidence that supports suicide."We know for a fact that he made statements that were indicative of intentions of suicide," Jones said.The police chief said there was a missing persons report filed for Quizon but it did not list the Quince Orchard Boulevard address. Jones said those who reported Quizon missing didn't know he owned the condo, which was purchased in August.As many as 14 others were injured in the blast and fire, and all of them have since been released from hospitals."We have no information to believe that Mr. Quizon intended for other individuals to be injured or harmed in this particular incident," Jones said during a news conference Friday evening. "It is a criminal investigation for the fact that if Mr. Quizon was still with us, still living that he would have been criminally culpable due to the fact that several individuals are injured and the amount of property damage as a result thereof."The explosion impacted four buildings and 47 residents of 24 condo units have registered with the county as displaced. Some were home at the time of the explosion.Raw video below: Montgomery County police chief provides breaking update"I felt this shock wave at the same time I heard this massive explosion," said Michelle Conklin-Kusel, a resident. "Our building was actually shaking because it's attached. Our section of building is attached to that building that had the explosion. I peered as much as I could, and I saw the other building was on fire and I freaked out."Residents called the new developments sad, unfortunate and scary."We're coming up on some holidays, and these people have been devastated," said Koran Johnson, a neighbor. "Their homes and everything they've worked to put together, again, is gone. And, they can't just get it back, and that in and of itself is very sad."Fire investigative operations and law enforcement operations have concluded at the site. Officials said investigators across all of the agencies involved will continue to work at a location off site in the days to come. Video below: Crews recover body from rubble of condo explosion in Gaithersburg Video below: Witnesses describe how scary condo explosion felt

A man who died in Wednesday's explosion at a Gaithersburg condo complex committed suicide, Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones said Friday evening.

The man's body was recovered Thursday morning from the rubble of the condo building that exploded. Police identified the man as Juan Pablo Marshall Quizon, a 36-year-old man who owned a condo in the 826 Quince Orchard Blvd. building. The medical examiner said he died from smoke inhalation and thermal injuries.

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County police and fire officials said they believe accelerants were used to set a fire that was so destructive, it caused the entire building to collapse.

Jones said there is also other evidence that supports suicide.

"We know for a fact that he made statements that were indicative of intentions of suicide," Jones said.

The police chief said there was a missing persons report filed for Quizon but it did not list the Quince Orchard Boulevard address. Jones said those who reported Quizon missing didn't know he owned the condo, which was purchased in August.

As many as 14 others were injured in the blast and fire, and all of them have since been released from hospitals.

"We have no information to believe that Mr. Quizon intended for other individuals to be injured or harmed in this particular incident," Jones said during a news conference Friday evening. "It is a criminal investigation for the fact that if Mr. Quizon was still with us, still living that he would have been criminally culpable due to the fact that several individuals are injured and the amount of property damage as a result thereof."

The explosion impacted four buildings and 47 residents of 24 condo units have registered with the county as displaced. Some were home at the time of the explosion.

Raw video below: Montgomery County police chief provides breaking update

"I felt this shock wave at the same time I heard this massive explosion," said Michelle Conklin-Kusel, a resident. "Our building was actually shaking because it's attached. Our section of building is attached to that building that had the explosion. I peered as much as I could, and I saw the other building was on fire and I freaked out."

Residents called the new developments sad, unfortunate and scary.

"We're coming up on some holidays, and these people have been devastated," said Koran Johnson, a neighbor. "Their homes and everything they've worked to put together, again, is gone. And, they can't just get it back, and that in and of itself is very sad."

Fire investigative operations and law enforcement operations have concluded at the site. Officials said investigators across all of the agencies involved will continue to work at a location off site in the days to come.

Video below: Crews recover body from rubble of condo explosion in Gaithersburg

Video below: Witnesses describe how scary condo explosion felt

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