Georgia State Capitol evacuated due to phony email threat, police say

The Georgia State Capitol was temporarily evacuated Thursday afternoon because of an email threat, officials said.

The threat was received shortly before 2 p.m., a spokesperson for the Georgia State Patrol said.

“All persons inside should evacuate in an orderly fashion,” Capitol police said in a text message.

Officers with the Georgia Tech and the Georgia World Congress Center police K-9 teams were called to the scene to assist the state patrol and Capitol police.

Officers cleared the building and said there was no threat. There were no injuries or property damage reported.

“ALL CLEAR! No threat was located. Email believed to be part of a hoax sent to multiple states. The Capitol is resuming normal operations,” a second text message said shortly after 3 p.m.

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