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Update emerges on bomb threat at Louisville-North Carolina suspended baseball game

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A scary situation took place on Sunday afternoon at Jim Patterson Stadium in Louisville, KY. During a baseball game between the Louisville Cardinals and North Carolina Tar Heels, there had to be a stoppage due to a bomb threat within the area. The game was soon suspended for safety purposes.

Pete Thamel of ESPN provided an update later on Sunday, saying the bomb squad was not able to find anything within the area. Louisville and North Carolina will continue the game but there will be no fans in attendance.

“The bomb squad didn’t find anything,” Thamel said. “The game will restart at 5:10 pm with essential personnel only. (No fans).”

The official University of Louisville Twitter account confirmed the news as well, declaring Jim Patterson Stadium safe once again. LMPD Bomb Detection Unit was the one to respond to the threat.

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As North Carolina led in the top of the sixth inning, Pete Thamel of ESPN reports that a bomb threat caused the game to be suspended.

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“Louisville’s home baseball game with UNC has been postponed because of a bomb threat, a school spokesman confirmed to ESPN,” tweeted Thamel. “UNC led 5-1 in the top of the sixth when police approached the athletic director’s suite with news of the threat. City and county police are on scene.

“No determination has been made whether to continue the game, which was interrupted a little before 3 p.m. local time. Both teams and an estimated 2,000 fans cleared out of the stadium.”

As the scene took a turn from a competitive baseball game to concerned spectators and athletes foiling out of the stadium, measures are being taken by the Jefferson County Sheriff and Louisville Metro Police Department.

According to Matthew McGavic of Louisville Report, bomb-sniffing dogs are on their way to the stadium. Additionally, Louisville spokesperson Kenny Klein stated that if the game is allowed to resume, only essential personnel will return. Still, no decision has been made, as the key parties are being extremely cautious.