Legislative Building in Olympia evacuated Monday following bomb threat
8 p.m. update: Washington State Patrol tweeted a search of the building found nothing suspicious and that it is safe to reenter in the morning.
The Legislative Building was evacuated late Monday afternoon due to a reported bomb threat, according to a Capitol Campus alert from the Department of Enterprise Services.
State employees were sent home and all events at the building have been canceled, according to the alert.
Washington State Patrol’s bomb squad was en route to investigate the threat, according to the alert. A K-9 team was also responding.
WSP said the threat was received via telephone.
The Legislative Building was last forced to close Saturday as far-left and far-right groups faced off outside.
This story was originally published December 9, 2019 at 4:24 PM.
