ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday responded to reports of a suspicious package, which was later deemed safe by deputies and fire crews.
Video from the scene showed a large presence from first responders on Abberton Court in south Orlando, between Florida’s Turnpike and South Orange Blossom Trail.
Officials initially treated the situation as a hazmat incident but later clarified it involved a suspicious package.
Fire officials told News 6 that one person at the scene had been taken to a hospital, although no additional details have been provided.
“The incident is resolved and our detectives will conduct a follow up investigation. We have no other details for release at this time,” the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
Neighbor Hazim Khan said he witnessed the large law enforcement presence.
“All the fire trucks, all the police, all the law enforcement, ambulance,” Khan said. “I think it’s uncalled for.”
News 6 discovered that the home was the same one at the center of a viral social media video, where a Black man said he was racially harassed.
The home gained national attention after a TikTok video posted by Antavis Johnson went viral last week. Johnson, a solar utility worker, said the incident happened July 29, when he knocked on the door while canvassing.
Johnson said the encounter quickly escalated into a verbal racial attack.
“Before she even said something back, her husband came. She called her husband downstairs,” Johnson recalled. “He came outside calling me all types of n-words, said he’d hang me and cussed me out. The wife also called me all types of n-words.”
Johnson captured the confrontation on video, which garnered more than 13 million views before it was taken down from TikTok.
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“When they saw I was recording, the names got worse,” Johnson said. “I tried to avoid it and go to the nearest neighbor’s house. It didn’t go well. They followed me over there.”
Johnson said he has been overwhelmed by the support online since posting the video.
“I read the internet, but I don’t go out as much,” he said. “I’m not working right now, looking for jobs. It’s hard for me to sleep, trying to get my mind off this situation that happened.”
Asked what he hopes will come from the attention surrounding the video, Johnson said simply: “I just want change to happen.”
News 6 knocked on the door of the home on Abberton Court on Thursday, but the person who answered declined to comment.
Johnson has setup a fundraising page that has already raised more than $60,000.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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