Multiple bomb threats were made at the Arizona State Capitol on Wednesday morning, but the Department of Public Safety says the threats were not credible.
According to the Associated Press, state capitols in at least nine other states were evacuated due to similar bomb threats on Wednesday. In Arizona, a spokesperson for DPS said an investigation at the Capitol found no items of concern, and no one was evacuated.
Most lawmakers won’t return to the Capitol until a new legislative session begins on Monday, but there were multiple legislative hearings held in the morning.
Sen. T.J. Shope (R-Coolidge) who chaired a committee that met at 9 a.m., said he was unaware of the threats until asked for comment by a KJZZ News reporter in the afternoon.
“Literally the first I’ve heard of it. Nobody told me a thing,” he said in a text.
Sen. Justine Wadsack (R-Tucson) co-chaired another committee that met Wednesday, but she did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
DPS Media Relations Specialist Bart Graves said in an email that the FBI is investigating the incident. He did not say what time the threats came in
“As part of our security protocol at the State Capitol Complex, we never discuss specific policies we have in terms of notifications and evacuations if so ordered. Suffice to say each incident is different and that dictates our response,” Graves said.
