UPDATE 4:20 p.m. Jan. 9, 2018: Tukwila Police have re-opened Southcenter Blvd., and are reporting that the ‘suspicious device’ found at a bus shelter was actually a rice cooker:
The suspicious object was a rice cooker left at the bus shelter. It was opened remotely by the Port of Seattle Bomb Squad. Southcenter Blvd will be reopening to normal traffic shortly. pic.twitter.com/zeykNw45r9
— Tukwila Police (@TukwilaPD) January 10, 2018
Southcenter Blvd is now open
— Tukwila Police (@TukwilaPD) January 10, 2018
PREVIOUSLY:
Shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, Tukwila Police announced that they have closed Southcenter Blvd. in both directions between the 6100-6500 blocks (map below), due to the finding of a ‘suspicious item’ at a bus shelter.
Tukwila City Hall is located at 6200 Southcenter Blvd.
Both directions of Southcenter Blvd are shut down between 6100 – 6300 blocks due to police activity. A suspicious item was located at a bus shelter. pic.twitter.com/EEe4VnAiCH
— Tukwila Police (@TukwilaPD) January 9, 2018
No updates at this time. Southcenter Blvd is now closed from 6100-6500 blocks. Use alternate routes. @kcmetrobus has been advised.
— Tukwila Police (@TukwilaPD) January 9, 2018
