GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies and the ACSO Bomb Team are responding to reports of a suspicious device.

Deputies say the device was found on a property near 27500 NW 182nd Ave., and they believe it may be explosive.

Officials have shut down the east and west bound lanes of Northwest 182nd Avenue and evacuated nearby residences.

Alachua County Fire Rescue and the High Springs Fire Department also responded to the scene.

More updates to follow.

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