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FBI Investigating Suspicious Package at Federal Building in Downtown Evansville

Authorities stages at Vine and NW 8th Streets, Wednesday April 19 afternoon
Tim Jagielo
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WNIN News
Authorities staged at Vine and NW 8th Streets, Wednesday April 19 afternoon
The Winfield K. Denton Federal Building attached to the U.S. Postal Service.
Tim Jagielo
/
WNIN News
The Winfield K. Denton Federal Building attached to the U.S. Postal Service.

The Evansville Police Department (EPD) Hazardous Devices Unit truck idles on Vine Street near the US Post Office and Federal building in Downtown Evansville, as investigators work nearby.

A perimeter has been created by the EPD with blocked streets as the FBI and local police investigate a suspicious package found inside the federal building.

Employees of the USPS and Federal building evacuated at about 12:20 PM according to an employee as the US Marshals began the investigation.

Employees were kept outside the buildings for several hours as authorities were staged at Vine and NW 8th streets.

Thee FBI is in charge of the investigation, and the release of any information on the incident.

WNIN will monitor the situation and provide more information as it becomes available.

The view from NW 8th and Sycamore Streets
Tim Jagielo
/
WNIN News
The view from NW 8th and Sycamore Streets