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These are the victims of the deadly Austin bombings
Anthony Stephan House, 39 — killed
Draylen Mason, 17 — killed; Shamika Wilson — injured
Mason was killed in an explosion on March 12 from a package left at his door. His mother, Shamika Wilson, was also injured in the blast, though her current condition is unclear.
Mason was a senior at East Austin College Prep and a talented musician who played the double bass, was a member of a mariachi band, and taught music to underserved students in central Texas.
"He was every inch a musician … the very most remarkable talent in a most remarkable youth orchestra program," Doug Dempster, dean of the University of Texas's College of Fine Arts, said in a statement, according to the Austin-American Statesman. "He carried himself with a quiet kind of maturity that belied his youth."
Mason's family said Wednesday, through a statement shared by Pastor Gary Renfro of Corinth Missionary Baptist Church, that the bombing suspect's death had brought them some closure.
"We are a family of faith and we know that with God all things are possible," the statement said. "The most recent chain of events have brought some sense of closure that our beloved has received justice."
Bomb victim, Draylen Mason, 17, remembered as bright, talented musician https://t.co/i9sdsgNcF9 pic.twitter.com/UOxBpuHOzT
— Austin Statesman (@statesman) March 13, 2018Esperanza Herrera, 75 — injured
Another package explosion severely injured Herrera on March 12, though authorities believed the package wasn't intended for her, as it was addressed to another house.
Herrera lost fingers in the explosion and had to have her leg amputated, her cousin Joe Torres told The Washington Post. Her current condition is unclear.
Two unidentified men, 22 and 23 — injured
A fourth explosion injured two men in their 20s on Sunday night after a bomb on the side of a road was set off by a tripwire, according to authorities.
Police said the men were seriously injured, but their current conditions are unknown.
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