Lethbridge Police charge 32-year-old man after detonation of an explosive device

LETHBRIDGE – Following an investigation into two reports of a loud bang, believed to have been a gunshot in the area of 17 Street and 9 Avenue South, Lethbridge Police have laid charges against 32-year-old Shaun Hlavach.

After police arrived and extinguished a small fire in an alley in the immediate area, officers determined an improvised explosive device had been detonated due to evidence that was noted on-scene including a debris field. 

During a neighbourhood canvass, the investigation led police to an address in the 800 block of 16th Street South which resulted in the arrest of two men from inside the residence. 

Police contained the residence, and investigators from the Criminal Investigation Division executed a search warrant later the same day in the basement suite, with the assistance of the Explosive Disposal Unit.