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Update: South Sacramento Islamic Center Evacuation Lifted

UPDATE 3:15 p.m. — The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department says it received a call of two suspicious people at the scene.

Out of an abundance of caution, the building was evacuated while bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in.

They say the scene is all clear now.

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - An Islamic center in south Sacramento has been evacuated, authorities say.

The scene is at the Masjid Annur Islamic Center on 65th Street, off of Florin Road.

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Scene of the evacuation at the center.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department confirms that the center, along with a school associated with it, have been evacuated as a precaution.

Exactly what prompted the center to be evacuated is unclear at this point, however.

Parents are currently picking up their children from the center.

More information to come. 

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