Charlotte bomb scare: CMPD headquarters evacuated after suspicious package found
Police dispatched the bomb squad to investigate a the shoebox-sized packaged delivered to the headquarters
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Your support makes all the difference.The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Headquarters was evacuated on Tuesday after reports of a suspicious package found inside the building.
Police say the report was called in around 4:30pm after the shoebox-sized package was sent to the headquarters. It was reportedly wrapped unlike parcel packages normally delivered to the precinct, WCNC reported
Nearby streets were closed off in the community as city's bomb squad and fire department arrived to the scene to investigate the package.
Out of an abundance of caution, we've evacuated the building, bomb squat coming to investigate, determine if anything nefarious with that package or anything suspicious," CMPD spokesperson Rob Trufano said. "Once we get some resolution, we'll get people back in the building."
Streetcar service has also been suspended in the area until further notice.
The city continues to handle mounting tension over the officer-involved killing of Keith Lamont Scott last week.
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