BOULDER, Colo. — The Boulder Police Department asked people to avoid the area Wednesday while they investigated a death and a suspicious device in the 4500 block of 13th street.
Police first tweeted about the investigation at about 11:38 a.m. Wednesday. Explosive detection investigators were on scene in the area south of U.S. 36 and Broadway in north Boulder, police said.
At first, police evacuated the units located near the death investigation and suspicious device, but they expanded the evacuation area around 4580 13th St. when detectives found more "concerning items" inside the apartment.
"We've shut down 13th Street between Yarmouth and Rosewood," tweeted police.
Just after 5 p.m., police tweeted that the evacuations had been lifted because the suspicious device was determined to be non-hazardous. The death investigation is ongoing, police said.
The Boulder County coroner's office identified the man found dead as 28-year-old Samuel Harada. His cause of death is pending, the coroner's office said.
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