The area behind the Alumni Memorial University Center (AMUC) is closed. Alisha Compton/Managing Editor

This story will be updated as the Wheel receives more information.

Emory Police Department and Atlanta Police Department’s bomb squad responded to a suspicious package in the mailroom of the Woodruff Memorial Building on Monday morning, according to Associate Director of University Media Relations Elaine Justice.

The mailroom was evacuated, according to Justice. EPD Lt. L. H. Vaughn said that EPD cannot comment due to the ongoing “working incident.”

Police blocked off area between the Alumni University Memorial Center (AMUC) and the Woodruff Memorial Building, parts of Means Drive.

A 9:21 a.m. text message to students, faculty and staff advised them to avoid the area near the building.

Valerie Sandoval contributed reporting.

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