DC Police and Secret Service investigate suspicious package found near Georgetown

The Metropolitan Police Department and the Secret Service have closed the Francis Scott Key Bridge between Washington and Arlington, Virginia, after a suspicious package was found in Georgetown.The shutdown happened Friday at approximately 8:42 a.m., according to authorities. “Second District officers responded to assist the U.S. Secret Service in the 3300 block of M Street, Northwest, for the report of a suspicious package,” an MPD official confirmed to the Washington Examiner.The MPD’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit is also responding to assist, according to the department. The investigation is ongoing, and police have told people to avoid the area.This is a breaking news story and will be updated.