SUFFOLK, Va. - Suffolk Fire & Rescue and the Suffolk Police Department responded to reports of a grenade being found near a Goodwill store Friday afternoon.
According to police, the incident happened in the 6500 block of Hampton Roads Parkway. Emergency Communications was notified at 1:07 p.m.
The Virginia State Police Bomb Squad was contacted and was on the scene, Suffolk Police said.
Around 2:30 p.m., officials said the bomb squad took possession of the item which was found to be a live grenade.
After an investigation, officials found that the grenade was most likely unintentionally delivered to the store in a box of donations.
The businesses in the immediate area were evacuated as a precaution.
