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FBI Removes Suspicious Package From Sen. Dave McCormick’s Pittsburgh Office

Federal agents are conducting precautionary tests after local bomb squad and hazmat teams reported no hazardous substance.

Overview

  • Building staff discovered a letter-sized package inside Sen. Dave McCormick’s office in the Grant Building, prompting an EOD/bomb squad and hazmat response.
  • On-scene teams examined the item and said they found no hazardous substance and did not evacuate the building.
  • The FBI took custody of the package for precautionary testing and declined further comment on the investigation.
  • Two unnamed sources told a local station the package reportedly contained a pacifier and a handwritten note referencing President Trump, but those details have not been confirmed by authorities.
  • Officials stressed protecting elected officials after earlier threatening messages in the city, and investigators said the incident is being handled under standard suspicious-package protocols, with potential follow-up actions to be determined after federal testing.