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WEBVTT TODD: WE ARE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS PAT THREE STARBUCKS ACROSS PALBUQUERQUE. PAUTHORITIES FOUND SOME SORT OF PDEVICE THAT IS SUSPICIOUS. PSASHA LENNINGER IS LIVE AT ONE POF THE STARBUCKS FOR US THIS PMORNING. PWHAT DO WE KNOW? PSASHA: WE ARE AT THE STARBUCKS PNEAR MORNINGSIDE AND LOMAS. PYOU CAN SEE THE SCENE. PTHE BOMB SQUAD WAS CALLED TO PTHIS STARBUCKS AND TO OTHERS POVERNIGHT. PALL LOCATIONS ARE HERE IN PALBUQUERQUE. PTHERE IS SOME SORT OF DEVICE PINSIDE A STARBUCKS. PATF IS UNSEEN COLLECTING PEVIDENCE. PTHAT IS AS MUCH DETAIL AS POFFICERS WOULD GIVE US. PTHIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME A PSTARBUCKS HAS BEEN TARGETED. PSTARBUCKS DOWNTOWN TO THE PCOURTHOUSE ON LOMAS, A WEEK AND PA HALF AGO IT WAS TARGETED. PYOU CAN SEE CHAR AND BOMB PDAMAGE. PIT IS CURRENTLY UNDER PCONSTRUCTION. PAS SOON AS WE GET MORE PINFORMATION WE WILL LET YOU KNOW PON AIR AND ONLINE. PSTARBUCKS ON LOMAS IN PMORNINGSIDE IS CLOSES

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The Federal Bureau of Investigations is looking into three suspicious devices that detonated at three different Starbucks locations in Albuquerque. The bomb squad found devices at Central Avenue and Tulane Drive, another at Lomas Boulevard and Washington Street and a third device at Gibson Boulevard and San Mateo Boulevard. The glass doors at some of the locations were shattered. “We heard gunshots go off. At least four rounds of gunshots go off, and then we heard a large explosion,” said a witness who lives near the Starbucks in Nob Hill, which is where investigators found one of the three devices. The witness did not want to provide his name, but said when he went outside, he heard even more gunshots, and saw what he described as a large explosion. “It was like a big flash -- like, orange and white -- just smoke everywhere,” he said. Police officers on the scene confirmed that they also found evidence of gunshots at two of the locations. About a week and a half ago, a different Starbucks location on Lomas Boulevard in downtown Albuquerque was also targeted. “Anything as far as connecting them is what the FBI is looking into right now,” said Major Tim Gonterman, with the Albuquerque Police Department. The FBI released two photos of the suspect that were captured overnight by surveillance cameras at one of the locations. “We saw an individual approach the Starbucks before the explosion, and he threw something towards the window, and then the explosion went off,” said a witness. The witness said he saw that person get into a car and drive away. As investigators work to find that person, people who live and work near Nob Hill are on edge. “Oh, very scary!” said Morgan Deerman, who works at Slice Parlor on Central Avenue. Deerman said she got to work Friday morning and saw the Starbucks right next door surrounded by police and blocked off with yellow tape. “Honestly, the fact that it was also people that we know, that's where it gets more troubling. You become very neighborly, and it's the fear of our friends being hurt,” said Deerman. Rory Veronda is the owner of Empire Board Game Library in Nob Hill, and said he started getting calls first thing in the morning, after word spread about what happened overnight. “A parent wanted to bring their kids in, and wanted to make sure it was safe at Empire, and it's absolutely safe at Empire,” said Veronda. Veronda said this is definitely a scary time for business owners in Nob Hill. “It seems like there's just so much going on in Nob Hill right now, with a fire at the condos, and just a day or two later, the bomb threat at Starbucks,” said Veronda, referring to a massive building fire at The Carlisle luxury condos on Wednesday. Despite the recent events, though, Veronda wants to reassure people it is still safe to go to Nob Hill. “These are random events. Don't let any of the things going on in Nob Hill spoil your fun,” said Veronda. Deerman said she is hoping investigators get to the bottom of this soon. “We don't know what's going on, so that's the part that's going to be more concerning. We don't know what's going to happen,” said Deerman. The FBI has set up a 24-hour tip line to take calls from anyone who recognizes the suspect in the surveillance photos, or has any information about what happened You can call 505-889-1300, or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.