FBI, HCSO conduct search of storage unit in north Harris County

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Federal and local authorities searched a storage unit in north Harris County late Monday night as part of a court-authorized operation, according to the FBI in Houston. They confirmed the search was related to the Bourbon Street attack by Houston-area resident Shamsud-Din Jabbar on New Year’s Day in New Orleans.

FBI Houston’s Special Agent Bomb Technicians and Evidence Response Team members found bottles of commercially available sulfuric acid inside a cooler. Sulfuric acid can be used to make explosives.

They cleared the scene by midnight and emphasized that there was no threat to the public…

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