The U.S. Capitol Police temporarily locked down the Republican National Committee's Washington, D.C. headquarters on Wednesday morning after a suspicious package containing two vials of blood was found, according to ABC News.
According to police, officers arrived on the scene around 7:45 a.m. after the package was found.
"The package was cleared by our Hazardous Incident Response Division," Capitol Police said in a statement later in the morning.
Police lifted the lockdown shortly after the package was removed.
ABC News reported that an investigation into the incident and the package's source is ongoing, according to police.
The RNC thanked officers for their swift work.
"The lockdown has been lifted and staff have resumed their office duties because we remain undeterred in our efforts to elect President Trump to the White House," RNC chairman Michael Whatley said in a statement.
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