 The suspect who fired at officers from a duplex in an Arlington, Virginia, neighborhood before the home exploded on Monday night is presumed dead. According to authorities, dot 56-year-old James Yu was identified by Arlington County Police Chief Andy Penn at a press conference Tuesday as the the owner of the duplex and the individual whose actions brought them to the home after firing a flare-type gun from inside the house more than 30 times, Penn said police responded to the house at about 4.45 p.m. Monday after reports of shots fired. After attempts to communicate with you were unsuccessful, police obtained a search warrant dot AS officers tried to enter the home. Multiple gunshots were fired from within the house, Penn said. Soon after the house exploded, Penn said. The suspected gunfire or its intended target. Officers began to deploy non-flammable, less lethal chemical munitions to multiple areas within the residence where the suspect was believed to be hiding. The purpose of this type of deployment is to cause irritation in hopes of compelling the suspect to surrender. Based on the preliminary investigation of this incident, we believe that the resident of the home, James Yu, 56 of Arlington, is the involved suspect. The suspect was inside the residence at the time of the explosion and he is presumed at this point to be deceased. Two remains have been located at the scene and the office of the chief medical examiner will work to positively identify the individual and determine the cause and manner of death.