Wyoming State Capitol evacuated amid investigation of a suspicious package

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The Wyoming Highway Patrol ordered the evacuation of the state Capitol building on Tuesday morning after discovery of a suspicious package, according to the director of the Legislative Service Office.

WHP troopers were on scene at the capitol, department spokesperson Aaron Brown told WyoFile, though he said he was not yet able to confirm what spurred the evacuation. An investigation was ongoing, he said just after 10:20 a.m.

In a 10:49 a.m. post to the social media site X, Wyoming Highway Patrol officials indicated the building remained evacuated and asked people to “please avoid the area” of the state capitol.

LSO director Matt Obrecht told Wyo