UPDATE: Bomb squad has left the corner of Ironwood and Edison, no bomb found
Posted: Jul 9, 2024 4:36 PM EDT | Updated: Jul 9, 2024 5:02 PM EDT
UPDATE: As of 4:58 p.m., ABC57 journalists on the scene are reporting that the bomb squad, along with multiple South Bend police cars, have left the area and authorities say the suspicious device was not a bomb.
ORIGINAL: SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The South Bend Police Department has confirmed to ABC57 that the city's bomb squad has been activated at the corner of Edison and Ironwood at of 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
Authorities say they were called to inspect a suspicious device on the tree lawn.
Traffic is blocked in the immediate area.
We will update this story as more information becomes available.