TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Hernando County deputies responded to a report of possible live ordnance at a home Friday afternoon.
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said a resident of a home on Azalea Circle found “what is believed to be a live military ordnance.”
Nearby homes were evacuated as law enforcement responded to the scene. Residents were asked to remain inside.
However, they were allowed to return after the ordnance was removed.
According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office’s bomb squad assisted with the situation.