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Inver Grove Heights Walmart evacuated due to 'suspicious item'

According to a press release, the evacuation was made "out of an abundance of caution."

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. — Customers and employees have been evacuated from Walmart in Inver Grove Heights after a  "suspicious item" was located inside the store.

According to a press release from the Inver Grove Heights Police Department, officers were called to the store just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and evacuated the business "out of an abundance of caution." Police later determined that the item was not an explosive device. Saint Paul Police Department bomb squad disposed of the item. 

Walmart will remain closed for the rest of Tuesday night. 

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