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Suspicious package in South Austin was not explosive device: APD

By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
Published  June 12, 2024 12:05pm CDT
South Austin
FOX 7 Austin

Suspicious package forces school evacuation

Austin ISD police say a suspicious package forced the evacuation of Perez Elementary School on Wednesday.

AUSTIN, Texas - A suspicious package found in South Austin was not an explosive device, the Austin Police Department (APD) said.

Police said around 11:44 a.m. on June 12, the bomb squad responded to a suspicious package call in the 7500 block of S Pleasant Valley Road near Perez Elementary School. 

Several hours later, the bomb squad determined the package was not an explosive.

There is no longer a threat to the public.

No other information was released.