Los Angeles Metro station evacuated over suspicious item on train

A Metro station in East Los Angeles was evacuated after someone found a suspicious item on a train on Wednesday night. 

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the station was evacuated and closed at around 7:32 p.m. at the Atlantic Station. 

The department sent a bomb squad from its Arson and Explosives Unit to the station. Several law enforcement vehicles closed off the nearby intersection of Atlantic Boulevard and Pomona Boulevard during the investigation. 

Deputies urged residents to avoid the intersection and urged commuters to use alternate routes during the investigation. They advised riders that this closure could cause delays in the system. 

Metro said they stopped E Line service to Atlantic for the duration of the investigation

"There is no service to Atlantic Station due to police activity," Metro wrote in a post to X. "At East LA Civic Center Station trains are turning back to Downtown Santa Monica. Please listen for announcements."

Metro said they reopened the station at around 11 p.m. after deputies cleared the scene.