TAMPA, Fla. — Community members are praising the military and law enforcement for preventing anyone from being harmed and for quickly identifying those accused of planting a “potentially very deadly” explosive at MacDill Air Force Base.
Siblings Alen Zheng and Ann Mary Zheng have been indicted on charges related to attempting to damage or destroy the Visitor’s Center at MacDill by allegedly making an improvised explosive device, also known as an IED. Alen Zheng is believed to be on the run in China, while Ann Mary Zheng is being held in the Pinellas County Jail.
“It makes me sad that there are people that would want to hurt other people, but it also makes me extremely proud that the people of MacDill keep showing up every single day and bringing their A-game to their work,” Suzy Malloy, executive director of the Tampa Bay region chapter of Blue Star Families, said…