Walmart in Las Cruces evacuated after ‘bomb threat’
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A Walmart in Las Cruces was evacuated early Tuesday morning, Jan. 30 following a bomb threat.
The FBI confirms they are investigating the incident at the Walmart, located at 571 Walton Blvd. at Lohman, and did not find any evidence of explosives on-site.
The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office provided some equipment to assist the FBI and an FBI spokesperson says the Walmart should be reopening soon.
A spokesperson with the company provided a statement to KTSM, which is the following:
“We were made aware of a package inside one of our tenant spaces. Out of an abundance of caution and at the recommendation of law enforcement, the building was temporarily evacuated.”
No further information has been relased. This story will be updated once we learn more.
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