Arbor Place Mall in Douglasville was evacuated Saturday night after a bomb threat brought police to the busy Metro Atlanta shopping center and forced the theater to shut down for the evening.
The Douglasville Police Department announced the evacuation at around 6 p.m., according to WSB-TV. Officers gave the all-clear at about 10:50 p.m., but police said both the mall and theater would remain closed for the night.
Police Have Not Released Suspect Details
The initial report did not identify a suspect, announce an arrest or explain the specific nature of the threat. It also did not say whether investigators recovered a suspicious device, leaving key details of the incident unresolved Sunday morning.
Arbor Place Has Faced Previous Evacuations
The latest scare is not the first time police activity has sent shoppers and moviegoers rushing out of Arbor Place. In 2023, an apparent active-shooter scare triggered another evacuation before Douglasville police determined that a fight among teenagers and a falling sign had likely caused reports of gunfire, as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta.
