Bomb squad disposes of Missouri City device

Authorities on Thursday disposed of an explosive device left near the front door of a Missouri City residence.

At about 8:15 a.m., the Clay County Sheriff’s Office received a report about the small, apparently home-made device at a home in the 400 block of Main Street. Sheriff’s deputies secured the area, not far from a small park and playground, and determined the device could contain shrapnel.

They requested assistance from the Independence Police bomb squad, which deployed a robot to secure and dispose of the device.

The incident remains under investigation. Missouri City is about eight miles east of Liberty, just north of the Missouri River.

Brian Burnes, bburnes@kcstar.com

This story was originally published July 17, 2014 at 2:46 PM with the headline "Bomb squad disposes of Missouri City device."