Bomb threat at Walmart on Ben White Boulevard (Austin, TX)

FOX 7 ^ | April 18, 2017 | staff

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Austin authorities have confirmed a bomb threat at the Walmart located on Ben White Boulevard. A suspicious package was found in the building.

People inside are being evacuated and the APD EOD SWAT team is on its way.

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APD on the scene.

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People evacuated from store. Cars evacuated from parking lots. APD blocking parking entrances.

[Mears]

Since it is Tuesday night hopefully there are not too many shoppers.

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[bobby.223]

Somebody trying to buy more than 3 boxes of .22LR?..... (If they even stocked any .22LR)

[mfish13]

Amish??

[Guenevere]

bump

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- Shoppers at a Walmart in south Austin were asked to evacuate the building Tuesday night after a presumed suspicious package was found on the grounds. Later in the evening, Austin police determined the package was a false alarm.