Bomb threat reported at Georgia State Capitol early Tuesday
ATLANTA - A heavy police presence was reported Tuesday morning at the Georgia State Capitol due to a bomb threat.
What we know:
Officers from the Atlanta Police Department and the Georgia Capitol Police Department responded just after 2 a.m. and remained on scene until about 5 a.m., according to a FOX 5 crew.
The officers were blocking off parts of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive around the east side of the Capitol.
Officials said a state trooper with a K-9 swept the area and determined there was no bomb.
The Source: Information in this article came from a FOX 5 crew on scene. It has been updated with information from the Atlanta Police Department.