This morning at about 7am, a suspicious package was found at the Duke Energy Building in Uptown Charlotte.

Employees called 911 and police proceeded to shut down part of Martin Luther King Blvd. and evacuate several of the buildings in the area.

TRAFFIC ALERT: The 100 block of MLK Blvd. is closed as #CMPD investigates a suspicious package at the Duke Energy building. Please avoid the area if possible. — CMPD News (@CMPD) October 30, 2018

BREAKING: Officers responding to suspicious package call at Duke Energy building in Uptown. The employees located a small package. Not a bomb threat at this time @WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/zdhWSnr3v2 — Caroline Hicks WBTV (@CarolineHicksTV) October 30, 2018

The CMPD bomb squad investigated the package and determined that it was a cassette tape from the popular 80s band Journey with no other hazardous or incendiary substances present.

About an hour later, police re-opened the buildings and MLK Blvd.

CMPD released the following statement this morning about the Journey Cassette;

CMPD’s Central Division officers, Canine Unit, and Bomb Unit investigated a suspicious package at the 400 block of South Tryon Street. After an investigation, the package was deemed to not be a threat. pic.twitter.com/eAAfBlYaKA — CMPD News (@CMPD) October 30, 2018

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