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Possible pipe bomb found inside Brooklyn home. Here's what we know.

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Jeff Capellini
Digital Producer, CBS New York
Jeff Capellini has been digital producer at CBS New York for 20 years. He previously worked for The Associated Press and several newspapers.
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Jenna DeAngelis
Jenna DeAngelis
Jenna DeAngelis
Jenna DeAngelis is an Emmy award winning journalist. She joined CBS News New York as a general assignment reporter in March 2018.
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An investigation is underway following the discovery of a possible pipe bomb inside a home in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn late Wednesday morning.

"Cylindrical" device found

Homeland Security Investigations/JFK Task Force was executing a search warrant inside an apartment at 2525 West 2nd St., as part of a long-term ghost gun investigation when a suspicious package was discovered, police sources said.

The building was temporarily evacuated.

The NYPD confirmed that its Bomb Squad was called in to x-ray the package and determined the device, said to be "cylindrical," was consistent with a pipe bomb and believed it to be "explosive in nature," police sources added.

The device was to be removed from the home and taken to Rodman's Neck in the Bronx, site of the NYPD's Tactical Training Center, for further examination and testing.

One person was taken into custody, with charges pending.

Later Wednesday afternoon, investigators were seen removing evidence bags from the building.

"It was kind of unnerving for everybody" 

Police sources said nothing at this point suggests the incident was part of an active terror plot or part of a bigger terror investigation.

"There were so many police cars, Homeland Security people there. It was kind of unnerving for everybody," resident David Holstein said. "It was very shocking. I've been here for many years and it was the first time anything like that ever happened. I didn't know if it was terrorism or was it something else. I really didn't know what to think." 

One resident arriving home was shocked to learn about the suspicious device.

"It is worrisome, but in this day and age ... anything [can happen] anywhere," one resident said. "Right now, I'm just trying to process what you told me."

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