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The situation here, but certainly it appears that there's more than one fusing mechanism, perhaps more than one booby trap, so every time they analyze a particular device, they decide that they can get a tool to shoot at that fusing mechanism in place, they do that. then they have to go back and look at what else has been disrupted in that immediate area? and maybe they can see other fusing mechanisms, maybe they can see other explosives more clearly and identify them better. it's just a very painstaking process for them. >> we know this suspect, james holmes, has been described as extremely i...

Very good at being able to disrupt devices. so the objective here would be to disrupt the fusing mechanism so that the main charge or main incendiary does not function. and that certainly is a possibility when they talk about the controlled detonations, that's exactly what they're talking about. >> you know, i want to ask you in your role as an fbi supervisor and expert on terrorism, rick, the mind of someone who's capable of doing this, is this a mad genius? it. >> well, i think that's an excellent question. i think you've hit upon something that's a real possibility here, that this is a pers...

>> here we go, guys! >> reporter: and you just heard what was clearly a controlled explosion. or seems to be a controlled explosion. we can't tell from where we're sitting. alex, did you hear that? >> reporter: we sure did. we can't see smoke emanating from the apartment. can you see anything we're not? wait a minute. there's someone inside? it looks like either part of a windowpane was knocked out or the window frame? i don't know if somebody did that from inside or it just fell on its own. >> reporter: it may well be. i don't have eyes in the back of my head, not yet anyway, i'm looking at t...

Determine exactly where the fusing mechanism is, how they could shoot that fusing mechanism away from the main charge and thereby successfully disarm the device. >> how far away from the actual explosive device can one defuse it? i mean, can it be feet, or does it have to be within inches? does it depend on the device? >> it certainly depends on the device, but typically you're not talking about more than about 15 or 16 inches. >> wow, that's pretty precise. >> yes. >> mike, have you heard anything from the police? have they given you any update yet? >> reporter: they haven't given us an updat...