Watch: Bomb Squad Detonates 'Suspicious Device' at Utah State University Prior to Turning Point USA Event

Watch: Bomb Squad Detonates ‘Suspicious Device’ at Utah State University Prior to Turning Point USA Event


The bomb squad detonated a “suspicious device” discovered at Utah State University ahead of a Turning Point USA event on Tuesday afternoon.

The bomb squad was dispatched to the scene on Tuesday when the device was reported just outside a building on the Utah State University campus. Administrators had already been taking extra security measures due to “heightened concerns” ahead of the Turning Point USA event — the first in Utah since the assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk. Though the device was deemed to be “non-explosive,” video showed members of the bomb squad yelling, “fire in the hole,” before a loud bang sounded off. Take a look:

“A suspicious device was found near the exterior of Old Main. University and local law enforcement were

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