Police Reopen Downtown Streets After Suspicious Package Investigation

(Updated at 5:02 p.m.) D.C. Police have reopened several roads downtown that were closed to facilitate a suspicious package investigation.

Authorities shut down the 2100 block of L St. NW and the 1100 block of 21st St. NW around 4:30 p.m. today to investigate a reported suspicious item.

Suspicious package at 22nd and L Streets, NW cleared with negative results – all units returning to service. #DCTraffic

— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) June 13, 2016

Police did not immediately say what triggered the investigation. We’ll update this story if we learn more.