BAY VILLAGE, Ohio — A man who was found dead in a Bay Village home Tuesday where police located a live pipe bomb and other explosive-making material has been identified.
According to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office, the man has been identified as Stephen P. Gurley, 29, of Bay Village.
Just before 1 p.m. Tuesday, police and firefighters responded to a home in the 30900 block of Arlington Circle for a man who was not breathing.
Gurley was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say Gurley had sustained a head wound, but it's unknown if the injury was accidental or intentional.
Authorities searching the house found various chemicals, equipment and bomb-making materials inside a bedroom. They also found a live pipe bomb and several inert ones.
Sgt. Robert Gillespie said Gurley didn't die from an explosion, but something happened in the room.
According to police, the chemicals "found in and of themselves were not hazardous but had the potential to be dangerous when properly combined." Most of the chemicals could be purchased over-the-counter.
Neighboring houses were evacuated and the FBI's Hazardous Devices Unit was called in to assist removing the hazardous materials.
"Obviously it’s a terrible tragedy and it’s something where we do have to figure out what’s going on," Gillespie said.
The live bomb was taken to the Bay Village Service Department and safely detonated, authorities said.
The matter remains under investigation.
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