Grenade purchased in Ocean Isle Beach that could still explode needs to be located

[Teh One Who Knocks]

WPDE Staff


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OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is asking for help from the public in recovering a grenade that was purchased on June 13, 2020 at an antique mall in Ocean Isle Beach, ABC affiliate WPDE reported.

The grenade was sold by a vendor at the mall and was thought to be an inert MK2 grenade, a style used during World War II.

At the time of sale, neither the vendor nor the buyer thought that the grenade could be functioning or hazardous. However, other information provided to ATF indicates the grenade may still contain materials that could degrade and explode or explode upon impact.

ATF is asking for anyone who visited the Ocean Isle Beach area and purchased a grenade from the Fancy Flea Antique Mall on June 13 to contact the North Carolina Field Division at 704-716-1800.

Information can also be provided to ATF by calling 1-800-ATF-TIPS (800-283-8477), or by email at ATFTips@atf.gov, or through the ReportIt app.

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now do you really think the redneck that bought it is going to return it :lol:

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It'll turn up....eventually.

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[PorkChopSandwiches]

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[Teh One Who Knocks]

by KC Wildmoon - Crime Online


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Federal agents have located a grenade sold at a North Carolina antique mall they worried might be live after another, sold at the same store, killed a 12-year-old in Virginia last month.

“Fortunately, the device was recovered intact and did not cause any injuries,” the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) said.

Investigators said they believe that both the vendor and the buyers of the two grenades knew they could be dangerous.

Asher Hurley died from injuries caused when a hand grenade exploded on December 23 in Abingdon, Virginia, officials said. The Virginia state medical examiner classified the boy’s death as accidental, caused by penetrating injuries to the head, torso, and extremities.

The Mk2 grenades, a style used during World War II, were sold at Fancy Flea Antique Mall in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, on June 13, 2020, ATF said. All involved believed the grenades to be inert.

“For devices like this, you have a lot of collectors, veterans, people that are just interested, history buffs — so they buy these as a prop or a novelty item and that’s perfectly fine,” ATF public information officer Corey Ray said. “There’s nothing against that. However for a live grenade, that’s considered a destructive device by ATF and it’s illegal to possess.”

Agents found the second grenade in South Carolina.

[Godfather]

Damn, that's fucked up, says in his obituary it happened 'in our home.' Kid must've thought he just bought a cool little replica. The horror for those parents....

https://people.com/human-interest/boy-killed-after-grenade-bought-at-antique-mall-explodes/