Everyone in the Vivint Smart Home Arena — the Utah Jazz home court — was evacuated due to a “suspicious package.”
According to Tony Jones of The Athletic, some players even left with uniforms on due to the sudden evacuation. No further details has been revealed and investigations on the said package are still ongoing.
Suspicious package in Vivint smart home arena. Entire arena being evacuated. Players leaving some still in uniform
— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) November 23, 2019
Utah forward Joe Ingles quickly took it to Twitter to warn others and wish for everyone's safety in the arena
https://twitter.com/Joeingles7/status/1198102895775731712
The Jazz are fresh off a hard-fought win against the Golden State Warriors.
Donovan Mitchell led the way with 30 points, four rebounds and four assists, while his back-court runningmate Mike Conley had a sensational 27-4-4 performance.
UPDATES:
According to Andy Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune, a bomb-sniffing dog gave a signal to a package left near the El Chubasco restaurant. Authorities are now clearing the whole perimeter, which is expected to last up to three hours.
A bomb-sniffing dog gave a positive signal to a package left near the El Chubasco restaurant, I’m told. Told it could be 3 hours or more until Vivint Arena is cleared. They’re clearing the whole block of people now.
— Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) November 23, 2019
Salt Lake City Police Department Lt. Carlos Valencia provided an update to the media regarding the incident. According to Lt. Valencia, the bomb squad still doesn't know what is contained in the suspicious package — which is a shoe box.
An update from SLCPD Lt. Carlos Valencia: at about 9:30, a suspicious shoe box was found near El Chubasco. Bomb sniffing dog gave a positive signal. They evacuated the arena. Bomb squad doesn’t yet know what it is, but expect to have it cleared in about an hour. pic.twitter.com/8KgQR8y2Va
— Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) November 23, 2019
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