Bomb Squad Called in Downtown After Threatening Note Left at Hampton Inn
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad was called into downtown Gainesville around 1:30 p.m. today.
A Gainesville Police Department officer was asked if there was a bomb nearby and he responded “not anymore.”
However, a nearby firefighter said there wasn’t ever an actual bomb in the area and that it was an empty threat.
A Hampton Inn employee said the threat was left in the form of a note and that they do not know who did it.
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