FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo’s Target store was evacuated and locked down Saturday for about an hour and a half. The incident began around 11:12 a.m. when the Fargo Police Department responded to a report of a bomb threat in the 4200 block of 13th Ave. S.
Police say Target staff reported receiving a phone call from an individual threatening to set off an explosive device that had been placed in the building and management requested the FPD assist with an evacuation of the store and complete a search of the building.
Employees and customers were ordered to evacuate and stand away from the building. Employees in the parking lot after noon told KFGO News they weren’t given any additional information nor were they given any opportunity to gather their personal items when they were told to leave the store. Police vehicles blocked some of the store’s entrances.
The FPD’s K9 Toby, an explosive detection canine, completed a thorough search of the building and found no evidence of an active threat.
Just before 1:00 p.m. customers and employees were allowed back into the store. KFGO staff on scene said there were partially-filled, abandoned carts scattered around the store.
Police say a suspect has not been identified and no additional information is being released at this time.
On Friday, a Target store in Northeast Minneapolis was also evacuated for a bomb threat.
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