Possible pipe bomb closes Brevard County road: Florida
A road in Brevard County is currently closed while deputies investigate a vehicle for a possible pipe bomb.
Officials are asking locals to avoid the area of Deering Parkway Road and use alternative routes while they investigate.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey shared a video on Facebook Friday evening to update locals on the situation.
In the video, Ivey said a number of units, including the bomb unit, are currently on Deering Parkway Road between Interstate 95 and U.S. 1.
Ivey said officials responded after a suspicious vehicle was seen in the area.
It is currently unclear what suspicious actions the driver of the vehicle was doing that alerted officials to the area. It has not yet been confirmed if the item found in the vehicle is 100% a pipe bomb. Officials have not yet released the identity of the driver of the car.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey shared a video on Facebook Friday evening to update locals on the situation.
In the video, Ivey said a number of units, including the bomb unit, are currently on Deering Parkway Road between Interstate 95 and U.S. 1.
Ivey said officials responded after a suspicious vehicle was seen in the area.
When the driver’s story “did not match what was going on,” Ivey said investigators searched the vehicle and discovered what appeared to be a pipe bomb.
