Updated: Police Evacuate Downtown Streets, Detonate Suspicious Vehicle Outside LAPD

Updated at 11 p.m.: Police have detonated the suspicious vehicle that was found in the area of Second and Los Angeles streets this afternoon. The explosion occurred around 10:48 p.m., after the area had been cleared.

Original Story: A stolen vehicle deemed suspicious prompted a bomb squad investigation in downtown Los Angeles today.

The vehicle was located about 4:40 p.m. in the area of Second and Los Angeles streets, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Jack Richter. The LA Times is reporting that apartments in the neighborhood have been evacuated.

It was within a block of the LAPD’s parking structure and surrounding streets were closed to traffic as a precaution.

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