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Suspect in custody after suspicious device found at New Mexico Walmart triggers shelter-in-place

A Walmart store exterior sign is seen in this file photo.
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A Walmart store exterior sign is seen in this file photo.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico -- A suspicious device was found Wednesday at an Albuquerque Walmart, prompting a shelter-in-place.

It was reported around 8:30 a.m. at the Walmart location near the Cottonwood Mall near Coors and Ellison, according to Albuquerque ABC affiliate KOAT.

Police said they found a vehicle with a suspicious device. It was not clear what prompted the device to be deemed suspicious.

The shelter-in-place was lifted just after 10:30 a.m. and one suspect was taken into custody.

No further details were immediately available.

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