McLean, VA- Officers with the Fairfax County police are currently investigating a reported bomb threat that prompted the evacuation of several businesses in downtown McLean.
“Officers are in the 6800 blk of Elm St for a reported bomb threat. Several nearby businesses elected to evacuate out of an abundance of caution. Please avoid the area to allow our officers to further their investigation into the credibility of this threat”, FCPD said in a tweet.
Police said that several nearby businesses have decided to evacuate. They ask that everyone avoid the area while officers investigate “the credibility of this threat.”
The Fairfax County Police Department said just after 4:30 p.m. that officers had arrived at the 6800 block of Elm Street in response to the reported threat.
“Several nearby businesses elected to evacuate out of an abundance of caution,” the FCPD reported, advising people to avoid the area so that police could investigate the credibility of the threat.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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