FBI to investigate suspicious package mailed Howell Mill Road building

ATLANTA - The FBI is taking over the investigation into a suspicious package sent to an Atlanta Wednesday morning.

Officials with the Atlanta Police Department say the investigation began when they received a call at around 9 a.m. from a building on the 1800 block of Howell Mill Road.

The call came from a building right off Interstate 75 that contains multiple medical offices, including a Piedmont Healthcare branch.

The caller told 911 responders that they opened a package and found a concerning "substance" inside.

After evacuating more than 100 people from the building, units with APD and Homeland Security investigated the substance and discovered it was a "common household product" that was not hazardous.

While there was no danger to anyone inside, Atlanta Fire Capt. Taurus Durrah says authorities believe the package was not accidentally sent.

"As of right now this is not an accident," Durrah said.

Investigators have not said what office inside the building received the package or whether they believe it was targeted. They have confirmed that the package was sent to the fourth floor, which houses a pediatric endocrinology group, a group specializing in diabetes treatments, and a plastic surgeon whose website states that she does gender-affirming surgeries.

The investigation is ongoing.