Attorney: FBI probe at Irvine home a ‘mischaracterization,’ teen not a threat

Federal agents and hazardous materials teams remained at an Irvine home Friday night, five days after authorities began investigating what officials described as suspicious chemical activity, as the family’s attorney said the situation is a misunderstanding.

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and hazardous materials crews have been at the two-story residence since Monday afternoon.

NBC4 has learned that they were joined by a highly specialized unit of the California National Guard that mobilizes in cases involving the use or threat of weapons of mass destruction, at the request of the FBI, according to a statement…

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