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Cops: Bomb Threat Leads To School Evacuation In NE Mpls

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A charter school was evacuated in Minneapolis Wednesday afternoon when a bomb squad responded to a suspicious package report on 1534 6th St. Northeast.

Sgt. Steve McCarty, of Minneapolis Police, said the bomb squad responded to a suspicious package report at 2:40 p.m. He said the package resembled a pipe bomb.

As of Wednesday evening, McCarty said the situation was under control. However, he did not know what the suspicious package held.

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