Suspicious package found near church | Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Forest Home Ave, Milwaukee.

[Jack Ryan]

MILWAUKEE —

Milwaukee police are trying to find the man who left a backpack near a church early Friday morning, prompting a bomb scare.

Someone reviewing surveillance footage at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Forest Home Ave. spotted a man around 2 a.m.

They said the video shows the man setting the backpack down and walking away.

Church officials then called Milwaukee police, who sent officers and a hazardous materials team to investigate.

They closed Forest Home near the church while they investigated.

Police said the backpack had cans of spray paint inside but did not pose a threat to anyone.

They are now trying to find the man who left it there.

All streets in the area have reopened.

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