Gwinnett County

Gwinnett County Walmart evacuated over 'suspicious device'

Gwinnett County Walmart evacuated due to suspicious device. 

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Gwinnett County Walmart was evacuated Wednesday afternoon over reports of a suspicious device found in the store’s restroom.

Investigators said a person walked into the restroom at the Walmart store on Lawrenceville Highway in Lilburn and saw wires underneath a toilet.

That person alerted management, and workers weren’t able to determine what the wires were, so they called police.

Lilburn police later confirmed the wires the employees saw were part of the automatic flushing unit on the toilet.