Professor reveals that the Austin bombing victim, 17, had already been accepted to the prestigious Oberlin college before his tragic death
- High school student who died in Austin bombings was accepted to Oberlin
- He was accepted before his death however applicants only found out Friday
- Draylen Mason, 17, was one of the two people killed by the bomb
- Mark Anthony Conditt, 23, killed himself when he detonated a bomb inside his SUV as police surrounded him near a hotel on Interstate 35, just outside Austin
The high school student who was one of the two people killed in the Austin bombings had already been accepted to Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
Michael Manderen, the admissions director for college, said Draylen Mason, 17, would have been offered one of 130 places out of 1,500 applicants.
The decision had actually been made before March 12, the day of the fatal attack, however applicants only found out Friday.
Draylen Mason, 17, who was killed in the Austin bombing had already been accepted to Oberlin Conservatory of Music before his tragic death
Mason's stand-up bass teacher was told on Thursday that he would have been accepted to the prestigious school.
He said Mason's death was tragic and 'our hearts go out to the family and community.'
Mark Anthony Conditt, 23, killed himself when he detonated a bomb inside his SUV as police surrounded him near a hotel on Interstate 35, just outside Austin, at about 2am on Wednesday.
Michael Manderen, the admissions director for college, said Draylen Mason, 17, would have been offered one of 130 places out of 1,500 applicants
Police are still trying to understand the motive behind the series of bombings that left Mason and another dead and injured five others.
At a Wednesday evening press conference, Austin Police Chief Brian Manley, revealed that Conditt was aware the cops were closing in on him, and made a 25 minute video on his phone, confessing to the attacks.
Mark Anthony Conditt, 23, killed himself when he detonated a bomb inside his SUV as police surrounded him near a hotel on Interstate 35, just outside Austin, at about 2am on Wednesday
His devout Christian family had no idea of his problems.
'What is clear from listening to that video, is that this was very troubled young man who was talking about the challenges in his life that led him to take the actions he took,' Manley said, adding that there were no mentions of terrorism or hate in the clip.
'There were also indications of actions he was willing to take in the future,' Manley continued.
The police chief said that Conditt had talked in detail about each and every bomb he created, and each one's minor differences, so he was confident that all the explosives had now been accounted for.
'We still want our community to remain vigilant, but I want to let the community know he mentioned seven explosive devices, and we have identified those devices and those are no longer in play. We can account for every bomb, and he did individually identify each bomb.'
Police are still trying to understand the motive behind the series of bombings that left Mason and another dead and injured five others
Austin Police Chief Brian Manley, revealed that Conditt was aware the cops were closing in on him, and made a 25 minute video on his phone, confessing to the attacks
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