LANSING, Mich — Authorities in Lansing are investigating a bomb threat made at the Michigan Capitol building Thursday morning.
According to a press release from the Michigan State Police, at 6:40 a.m., a man called the Michigan State Capitol Facilities Control Office and made the threat.
Staff was immediately notified of the situation. The Capitol was already closed to the public and there were no legislative sessions scheduled.
MSP made a check of the building to ensure that it was safe, temporarily closing it to staff. By 9 a.m., MSP determined that everything was safe and people could go back inside.
The building has been closed to the public for quite some time, due to the state health department's coronavirus restrictions.
Lawmakers began tweeting about the closure Thursday morning. State. Sen. Mallory McMorrow posted a screenshot of a message she got from Michigan State Police.
MSP said the bomb threat is still under investigation and that no other information about the situation would be released. Investigators are working to identify the person who made the call.
The threat in Lansing comes just one day after violent supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Four people died during the siege -- a woman was shot in the chest by police and three others suffered from medical emergency, according to local authorities. Fourteen D.C. police officers were injured, and so far, 52 people were arrested.
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