Possible car bomb injures 3 in Michigan

From CBS News:

MONROE, Mich. - A blast that turned a vehicle along a Michigan street into a blackened shell and seriously injured a man and two children inside may have been the work of a car bomb, police said Wednesday.

Emergency responders rushed to the site of the Tuesday evening explosion near a highway underpass in Monroe, about 35 miles southwest of Detroit, the Monroe Police Department said in a statement.

The vehicle's three occupants were taken to St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, about 20 miles south of Monroe, and they were listed in serious condition.

It "is being investigated as the detonation of a car bomb," police said.

Television news footage showed that the vehicle had been turned into a charred shell. There didn't appear to be homes or businesses in the area along a tree-lined street where the car burned.

A man and two children were injured, Lt. Gary Werner said in an email. Police did not publicly identify the victims or say who owns the vehicle.

The investigation was in the "very early stages," police said in the statement, and additional information would be released when it is available. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was expected to take the lead on the investigation, Lt. Charles Abel said.

The ATF didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment left early Wednesday morning. An FBI spokeswoman in Detroit on Wednesday referred questions to local police and the ATF. State police, which also assisted, referred questions to local police.

A news conference was planned for later Wednesday, police said.

Monroe is a city of more than 20,000 that is one of Michigan's oldest communities. It has a historic downtown and is home to furniture maker La-Z-Boy Inc.

It sounds like it could have been a simple murder attempt,

BUT

if that's all it is, then why is the media noting that it is a "tree-lined street" where there are no businesses?

An Anonymous commenter notes:

Note: FBI, local law enforcement and ATF involved per report . . .BUT DEA is not involved in the investigation. If not drug related, and this is Michigan, just miles from Dearbornistan, use your imagination.

Plus, google bomb and Monroe, MI to read prior pipe bomb issues with this 'tree lined' community.link & link #2