(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A suspicious package at a shopping area near Lake Avenue and South Nevada Avenue was determined to be a hoax by the Regional Explosives Unit (REU) on Monday morning, Oct. 6, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).

CSPD stated that a call came in around 7:15 a.m. on Monday reporting a suspicious package in the 2100 block of Southgate Road. Officers secured the area while detectives from the REU responded and discovered that the package was a hoax device.

Detectives will continue to investigate in an attempt to identify the person responsible for leaving the package.

This is an active investigation, and anyone with information is asked to call CSPD at (719) 444-7000, or to remain anonymous, call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (719) 634-7867, or 1-800-222-8477.