Suspicious suitcase forces traffic shutdown on Shaw Avenue by Fresno’s Fashion Fair mall
Shaw Avenue in front of the Fashion Fair mall in Fresno was shut down to traffic for several hours Friday as police investigated a suspicious suitcase left outside a bank, police officials said.
Several mall entrances were also shut down, but the mall remained open. Police described the shutdowns as precautionary.
Police were called to the area around 1:20 p.m. after bank employees said a suitcase had been left in front of the bank for several hours.
Shaw Avenue was closed between Fresno and First streets for several hours while the city bomb squad investigated the suitcase, which turned out to be some kind of “folding presentation board,” police said.
The scene was cleared shortly after 5 p.m. Friday.
This story was originally published July 1, 2022 at 4:08 PM.
