"I immediately took action and went upstairs and started getting all of our club members together, so we can get them out of the building as soon as possible," said Saucedo, "I was thinking safety, safety, safety. He says as soon as staff heard the evacuation orders they helped some two dozen members get out. Police also evacuated surrounding businesses as a precaution.Īlejandro Sauceda works at a fitness club right across the street. Explore Arizona from our hotel in downtown Phoenix. "It's frustrating," said McGhee-Reed, shivering outside in short sleeves and explaining the possessions she'd had to leave behind, "My coat, my shoes, my bag, my phone." Make a reservation at Sheraton Phoenix Downtown in Arizona and delight in. Raynesha McGhee-Reed, who was also working in the Federal Building said she was on the 15th floor when she had to leave, with no time to collect her things. The commotion disrupted business for many working in the area. In summer of 2020, a federal officer was killed and his partner was shot at this federal building. Special Agent in Charge at the FBI's San Francisco office.
We really need to determine the motivation behind it though before we can go down that path," said John Blair, Asst. On Pena continued to threaten the Sheriff and said I’m gonna kill him alright. This sweep was done to rule out any possible suspicious packages left at the hotel. "There's potential for weapons of mass destruction charges. This prompted a bomb sweep of the Renaissance Hotel in Downtown Phoenix, on Tuesday Afternoon.
We have since taken all that evidence and turned it over to the FBI," Kelly said.Īnd even though it wasn't a real bomb, the FBI says the suspect could face federal charges. "There was a specific message for law enforcement that was left. Investigators say it was a handwritten note addressed to law enforcement officers, but would not comment on what the message said. "When we got into the package and took it apart that's when we discovered the message." Ray Kelly, an Alameda County Sheriff's Office spokesman. Not going to get into details on what it looked like or how they put it together," said Lt. Threats to journalists are, at the very core, threats to freedom and liberty."I would call this a hoax device, best way to describe it. Its CEO, Randall Stephenson, said that “journalists around the world do the important work of holding leaders accountable, exposing the truth, & telling the stories that need to be told. Major contribution: AT&T, the parent company of WarnerMedia and CNN, announced that it was contributing $250,000 to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Fort Myers police issued an alert around 8:30 a.m. He said the officer saw a picture of a suspicious package in media reports and saw that it bore similarities to one that he spotted on Tuesday that was to be screened for De Niro. A reported suspicious package at a downtown Fort Myers government building Wednesday morning prompted the evacuation of one block. John Miller, the deputy commissioner, said a retired NYPD officer alerted authorities early on Thursday to a suspicious package that had sent been De Niro’s Tribeca office. CNN received a package that was sent to former CIA Director John Brennan. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and two to former Vice President Joe Biden. Ten packages have been identified, including those addressed to former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Eric Holder, De Niro, billionaire philanthropist George Soros, and two to Rep. He said “New Yorkers are safe,” and that there were no credible threats, but that residents and visitors should remain vigilant. A white powder that was found in the package sent to CNN was deemed as “not biological,” he said. O’Neill characterized the devices as suspected explosives, but declined to go into detail as to their characteristics or whether they were found to be functional.