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Suspicious package prompts evacuation, road closure

Updated Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 | 8:26 a.m.

Metro Police say they temporarily evacuated the area of Flamingo and Sandhill roads this morning after a suspicious package was discovered.

The item was found on the northeast corner, near a strip shopping mall, and officers evacuated the area, police said. Traffic in the vicinity also was shut down as a precaution, police said.

Metro announced the incident via Twitter about 7:15 a.m. By about 8:20 a.m., the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada reported that all roads were reopened.