CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Mecklenburg County Courthouse was evacuated due to a bomb threat on Thursday, Sept. 28, according to the sheriff's office.
The courthouse and the streets surrounding the courthouse reopened around 2:30 p.m. on Thursday after deputies were unable to find a threat during a thorough search, officials said. Deputies and K-9 units went through the courthouse, which is located on East Fourth Street in Uptown, but were unable to find any explosive.
The sheriff's office issued a statement saying, "no threat has been found."
The threat was reported just before 1 p.m. on Thursday.
A spokesperson for the sheriff's office encouraged people to avoid the surrounding area, as portions of the streets were blocked off.
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