JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office responded to at least three Jacksonville Target stores on Thursday night, according to multiple calls and emails received by News4JAX.
A total of 10 people either called or emailed around 8 p.m. to report seeing multiple police officers at Target stores in the area, including stores in Regency, Fleming Island, Mandarin, Beach Boulevard and the store in Oakleaf.
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News4JAX went to the store at Beach Blvd. and Hodges Boulevard and the parking lot was shut down as of 8:30 p.m. as well as surrounding businesses.
The viewers said the shopping centers around the stores were shut down and people were evacuated. JSO reports their K9s conducted a sweep of the stores, nothing was found and all were cleared.