The FBI has opened a domestic terrorism investigation into a fatal car crash that occurred on New Year's Eve in Rochester, New York. CNN reports this, citing a source familiar with the ongoing investigation into the collision between two cars, which then hit some people in the crosswalk who were leaving a concert. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating a Syracuse suspect named Michael Avery who left a suicide note and diary in his hotel room, according to CNN. The man's family members have already been questioned. On New Year's Eve, two cars, one loaded with gasoline cans, collided outside a concert at the Kodak Center and plowed into the crowd.
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Rochester Police Chief David Smith said in a news conference that an SUV struck a car leaving a parking lot. Two people in the car died while the driver was hospitalized, but his life is not in danger, unlike the man driving the SUV. Three pedestrians were injured, one of them is fighting for his life. The accident sparked a fire, which firefighters extinguished after almost an hour. When the flames were stopped, first responders found “at least a dozen gasoline cans in and around the vehicle,” Smith said. And the pictures also showed Avery buying several cans of gasoline in the past few hours.