What happened at Arizona Supreme Court today? ‘Suspicious’ package sparks evacuations

Arizona Supreme Court evacuated after suspicious package found in mailroom, testing positive for possible explosives.

Updated on: Jan 6, 2026, 08:46:06 IST

By Shirin Gupta

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The Arizona Supreme Court building in the Capitol at 15th Avenue and Washington Street was evacuated on Monday after a suspicious package was discovered in the facility's mailroom.

Arizona Supreme Court evacuated after suspicious package found in mailroom, testing positive for possible explosives. (Pexel)

Around 8:00 a.m., DPS officials were alerted to a suspicious package at the Arizona Supreme Court. According to a spokesperson, the package contained many bottles, two of which tested positive for improvised explosives.

The bomb squad is currently on the scene along with other authorities, investigating the scene.

While law enforcement sweeps the facilities, all employees were instructed to go home and work remotely.

An alert from the court said, “The State Courts Building and surrounding parking lots will remain evacuated and closed until further notice. We do not have an estimate for how long this will take.”

DPS Public Information Officer Bart Graves confirmed that the authorities will remove the package “for further examination and then subsequent disposal.”

This is a developing story.

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Shirin Gupta
Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues. Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience. Her current role requires her to track real-time updates, verify information and present balanced coverage across diverse beats. Covering US politics from an international newsroom perspective has further deepened her understanding of how domestic decisions can have far-reaching global consequences. With a keen interest in international affairs, Shirin continues to build her expertise in geopolitics, policy shifts, and cross-border developments. She aims to learn and evolve her reporting in matters of geopolitics and international issues. Outside the newsroom Shirin writes about books and music for her personal blog. She is an avid consumer of pop culture and reveres literature.Read More

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