On April 26, 2018, a homemade destructive device was discovered at the Starbuck’s on Dowlen Road.
The next day, April 27, 2018, the Beaumont Police Department received a suspicious note taunting police. It read do you want Bmt to become another Austin.
Almost two weeks later, on May 10, 2018, damage and the remains of a an explosive device were discovered outside an office at St. Stephen s Episcopal Church on Delaware Street. The detonation caused minor damage to the building. Investigators said components of that device were similar to those of the device discovered at Starbuck’s.
A day later, May 11, 2018, Beaumont Police received another taunting postcard.