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slobo/Getty Images(NEW YORK) A house in Virginia exploded Monday night shortly after officers were executing a search warrant at the residence for reports of a person discharging several rounds with a flare gun, officials said. The suspect, who was inside the Arlington duplex at the time of the explosion, is presumed dead, authorities said. Police responded to the residence on the 800 block of North Burlington Street at approximately 4:45 p.m. Monday with reports of possible shots fired, said Ashley Savage, public information officer with Arlington County Police Department. Police said in a statement that a preliminary investigation indicated the suspect "discharged a flare gun approximately 30-40 times from inside his residence into the surrounding neighborhood." Following the discharge, police were attempting to make contact with the suspect and draw him out when the house exploded at approximately 8:25 p.m., police said. Police officers sustained minor injuries and

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