UPDATE:
The suspicious package turned out to be a homemade speaker made out of a large, aluminum Bubba keg.
ORIGINAL STORY:
HIGHLANDS COUNTY-A church in Highlands County has self-evacuated after a suspicious package was found nearby.
According to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office, the package was found near Avon Park Christian Church on Camphor Street near U.S. 27 at around 10:36 a.m.
In addition to the church evacuating, some apartments nearby were evacuated by deputies.
The fire marshal bomb squad is en route.
Check abcactionnews.com for updates.
