Bazooka Ammunition Found In Storm Drain In Virginia

WASHINGTON (CBS Washington DC) — An old bazooka round was found by a drain inspector in Fairfax County Tuesday morning.

Police responded to a report of a suspicious object found by the Fairfax County drain inspector around 10:45 a.m. in the 9300 block of Glenbrook Road in the Mantua neighborhood.

Officers responded, alerted neighbors and kept them at a safe distance for the duration of the investigation. The device was determined to be an inert (training) round used in a bazooka, such as in the Korean War.

Officials do not yet know how it ended up in the storm drain or how long it had been there.

Police and fire personnel cleared the scene by 2:30 p.m.