Police departments in Utah, Ohio and Pennsylvania aided by assistance from agents from Federal Bureau of Investigation Field Offices in Ohio and Utah are investigating threats made by email to local media referencing the retail chain Target’s LGBTQ merchandise collections celebrating Pride Month.
KUTV CBS 2 Salt Lake City reported that Sgt. John Ottesen with Layton Utah Police said bomb threats were made to Target stores in Layton, Salt Lake City, Taylorsville and Provo.
Ottesen confirmed that multiple law enforcement agencies commenced the investigation after the local new stations received the emailed threats.
A Target store in Layton, Utah, was evacuated after police said they were informed of a bomb threat to multiple Utah locations.