Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team responds to Irvine investigation

The National Guard’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team deployed in an Irvine neighborhood to help the FBI and local authorities investigate “suspicious materials” found inside one of the homes.

Police were called to a home near Cartwheel and Iluna on Monday after a landlord called to report suspicious circumstances, an Irvine Police Department spokesperson told CBS LA.

When officers arrived, they found suspicious materials in what was believed to be a homemade science lab that had caught fire. While investigating, they found that there were possible indications of chemical nerve agents, a source familiar with the investigation told CBS LA…

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