UPDATE: Sept. 23 at 1:15 p.m.
LEX 18 spoke with several people who regularly visit Woodland Park and were surprised to learn of the discovery of the pipe bomb.
"I bring my kids up here, we go to the park, I come up here and skate often," Cory Ray said. "There's always been some sort of shady activity here; I mean, it's a public park. But nothing threatening like that."
"It's shocking news, but I think that's why people do that, to shock. It's a waste of time," Daniel Groce said. "It's a beautiful place, a home for some people. And all that stuff on the outside is just noise."
Others say that despite the incident, they'll continue visiting Woodland Park.
Original Story:
A pipe bomb was found in the Woodland Park area of Lexington Sunday morning, the Lexington Fire Department reports.
Around 10:40 a.m. an individual discovered the pipe bomb in the park and brought it to Fire Station #5. Crews then evacuated the station and requested police, who handled and disrupted the device.
No other devices were found in the park, and no damage or injuries are reported.
The incident remains under investigation.
