SPRINGFIELD — UPDATE @ 8:10 p.m.:
A bomb squad was called to investigate a suspicious package at a Springfield elementary school.
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A suspicious package was reported at Lagonda Elementary School on E. McCreight Avenue around 4:30 p.m.
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Springfield Division of Police dispatchers told News Center 7 that the package was addressed to an employee in the district who no longer works at Lagonda. The package was unexpected to the employee.
A spokesperson for the school district said the school was evacuated after school hours due to the suspicious package.
As shown on News Center 7 at 6:00, investigators used a bomb squad robot to help with the investigation.
Springfield police confirmed that no explosive devices were found inside the package.
We are working to learn what was inside the package.
We will continue to follow this story.
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