A person accused of intentionally driving a car right into a Northern California publish workplace is reportedly the brother of late NFL participant and US Military ranger Pat Tillman, the US Postal Inspection Service mentioned.
The investigation started when police and firefighters in San Jose responded to experiences of a burning car within the field foyer space of the Almaden Valley Station Put up Workplace about 3 a.m. Sunday, the USPIS mentioned in a press release emailed to CNN.
The fireplace was extinguished and police took a person into custody, the assertion mentioned.
“The particular person in police custody is called Richard Tillman, who’s reported to be the brother of the late NFL participant and US Military soldier Patrick Tillman,” the service mentioned.
The suspect informed officers on the scene he’s Pat Tillman’s brother and mentioned he live-streamed the crash on a social media platform, KNTV in San Francisco reported, citing a supply with information of the investigation.
“Postal inspectors are investigating the incident as a doubtlessly intentional act,” USPIS mentioned.
Richard Tillman is being held with out bond and is because of seem in court docket Wednesday, in line with Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Workplace reserving info.
Pat Tillman, who led his highschool soccer crew in San Jose to a championship earlier than taking part in at Arizona State College and advancing to the NFL, was killed whereas serving as a US Ranger in Afghanistan in 2004.
The previous Arizona Cardinals participant – who turned down a multimillion-dollar contract with the crew to enlist with the US Military following the September 11 assaults – was shot within the head thrice by US troopers who mistook him for the enemy.
In a publish on X Sunday, the San Jose Hearth Division mentioned about 50 personnel attended the scene of the publish workplace hearth, with no accidents reported.
Images from the fireplace division present firefighters dousing the charred entrance to the constructing.