SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — Police in the City of South Fulton are alerting the public to “suspected explosives” being found near a shopping center.

Officers say they were called to an area of Old National Highway near Highway 138 at 12:30 a.m. on Saturday.

There, they found a “suspicious package located containing suspected explosive devices.”

Police say they evacuated the area. People in the area called Channel 2 Action News on Saturday morning to say several roads had been blocked off for a police investigation.

The FBI described it as a “hoax device.”

The Atlanta Police Department Bomb Squad responded to the area.

Just after 10:30 a.m., police say the device was “rendered” safe. It’s unclear if it was an actual explosive device.

The FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are still on scene investigating.