A customer has taken responsibility for a noose found at a Brandywine Hundred Home Depot, Delaware State Police said in a statement Wednesday.

Police did not say if the customer was charged.

The customer was at the Miller Road store last week shopping for ropes and tied a noose, police said. The customer told investigators it was done strictly for work purposes and there was no racial motive behind the noose.

The person was building a canopy for a customer who requested different types of "rope knots" for decoration, police said.

The Police statement came a day after The New Journal spoke with sisters Lisa and Lyonni Flowers, who said they both found the noose while shopping at the Home Depot on Friday.

WHAT HAPPENED:Woman finds noose in Wilmington Home Depot, similar to incidents reported around country

In their Wednesday statement, State Police said the manager stated he was called to help the Flowers sisters on Friday. He was finishing a task, so he asked another employee to help.

The manager heard two women screaming his name, so he ran quickly. He said the women started to curse at him when he got there.

He cut the knot and apologized for it.

The manager said the women continued to yell at him after he apologized, so he gave the district manager's contact information, police said.

State Police said the investigation is still ongoing.

RESPONSE:Noose found in Wilmington Home Depot prompts protest

Troopers were also dispatched to the store on Monday morning for a terroristic threatening complaint.

A store manager said they received threatening phone calls on Sunday by two women and a man calling him a racist while cursing.

When asked for comment on Wednesday, Home Depot directed all question to state police.

Lisa and Lyonni Flowers say they plan to gather with family and local activists and hold a demonstration Thursday morning at the store.

The Rev. Christopher Bullock said they plan to discuss racism in Delaware and the lack of response about the incident from Home Depot and Delaware State Police.

"The silence is too loud," Bullock said.

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