Gainesville Police spokesman Kevin Holbrook said the ammunition canister that was left on Broad Street around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday was left there accidentally by the owner.
"He was there at a local gun shop and when he went back to his vehicle, he had set that item down and then simply drove off and left the item there," he said.
Holbrook said the man will not be charged in the incident.
Although several nearby businesses were evacuated and streets were shut down, Holbrook said officers did the right thing by taking precautions when the suspicious package was reported.
Broad Street was closed at the E.E. Butler Parkway intersection and all businesses along Broad Street were evacuated
The G.B.I. bomb disposal unit was called in after officers found an old military type ammunition canister in front of a business in the 400 block of Broad Street
Holbrook said the canister contents are still under investigation
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