UPDATE: 10:20 a.m.
Spokane Police said after further investigation, the suspicious package turned out to be just painting. The scene has been cleared.
Previous Coverage:
Spokane Police and their bomb squad unit are on scene investigating a suspicious package found near 5th and Bernard.
The call came in at around 7:30 a.m. after someone found the box sitting on top of a mailbox near the intersection of 5th and Bernard. Authorities tell us the package has a skull on it. The package has been removed from the mailbox and is currently being investigated by the bomb squad.
(story and photo: Nichole Mischke, KHQ Right Now Reporter, KHQ.com)