Palmer police said “no suspicious people or items” were found and an investigation continues.
Updated: 17 seconds agoRaven Hall at the Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.
Officers responded to the fairgrounds, where they contacted event security and personnel with the FBI, who were alreadyAlaska State Fairgrounds personnel made the decision to evacuate the fairgrounds, police said. The law enforcement and security officers at the venue found “no suspicious people or items” and it was reopened, they said.
The threat and evacuation left some attendees shaken and prompted a few vendors to leave, according to participants.There were 300 to 400 attendees and vendors at Underground Pride and a fiber arts festival also underway when the threat came in, according to Vincent Feuilles, president of The Queen’s Guard. The threat was specific and targeted the Pride event, he said.
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