LAKE WALES, Fla. — Investigators with the Lake Wales Police Department have released a composite image of one of the persons of interest who could be connected to igniting two marine flares at the Eagle Ridge Mall.
The incident happened around 5:20 p.m. Sunday at the entrance of the JCPenney store.
Firefighters initially said that an improvised explosive device had been detonated in a corridor next to the store entrance.
Police released surveillance video of a man walking through JCPenney and an image of another man.
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The FBI later determined that there was no explosion and no pipe bombs were discovered. It also said that the incident doesn't appear to be terrorism-related.
Police said the composite image is of a second person of interest.
The mall was evacuated. No one was injured, but a ceiling and a wall were damaged by the flares, officials said.
Detectives said they will review surveillance footage recorded at a jewelry store in the mall.
The incident remains under investigation.
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Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Lake Wales police Detective Whitney Dukes at 863-678-4223 ext. 269 or Heartland Crime Stoppers at 800-226-8477.