On April 26, 2018, a homemade destructive device was discovered at the Starbuck’s on Dowlen Road. The next day, April 27, 2018, the Beaumont Police Department received a suspicious note taunting police. It read "do you want Bmt to become another Austin." Almost two weeks later, on May 10, 2018, damage and the remains of a an explosive device were discovered outside an office at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church on Delaware Street. The detonation caused minor damage to the building. Investigators said components of that device were similar to those of the device discovered at Starbuck’s. A day later, May 11, 2018, Beaumont Police received another taunting postcard.