‘Hazardous item’ in Northeast El Paso rendered safe
Update (5:26 PM): El Paso Police officials say that the hazardous item was rendered safe and that the scene is now opening up.
Update (4:56 PM): ABC-7 has a crew at the scene. Police are gathered near a trailhead on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Police Department Bomb Squad is currently on the 12500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard after getting reports of a possible hazardous item.
El Paso Police officials say that the call came in just after 1 p.m.
The Bomb Squad is on the scene right now.
We will update this article when more details become available.
