FBI investigates white powder sent to Arizona Capitol

First tonight at nine, the FBI on scene at the Arizona State Capitol's executive tower after staff members opened an envelope containing white powder. Sky Fox giving us a look at the scene earlier today and all of those crews that were outside the Capitol today. The tower houses offices. It houses the offices of Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and more. Fox 10's Taylor Wertz joins us live now with an update on what you're learning tonight. Taylor. Mark and Christina, the good news is DPS tells us the two staff members exposed to that suspicious white powder have not reported feeling ill but still no word yet on what that powder actually was. As you can tell the scene here at the Capitol has since cleared about two hours ago though it was a very different scene all hands on deck with DPS, the FBI, Phoenix Fire and Hazmat crews all on site. DPS says it evacuated the executive tower here at the Capitol after Secretary of State Adrian Fontes says his office received an envelope filled with a suspicious white powder that was opened by a staff member. The office called law enforcement and hazmat crews who isolated the material and exposed staff evacuating the building. While it's not yet known what was in that envelope, hazmat crews followed protocol dressed in head-to-toe suits. We saw them walking around appearing to wipe each other off after leaving the building and apparently this is not an isolated incident as the FBI and Postal Inspection Service say they're investigating a series of suspicious mailings sent to various offices nationwide. On Fox 10 Talks tonight, we spoke with Jonathan Gilliam, a retired Navy SEAL and FBI special agent, who said sending white powder in the mail is an old school tactic. The other thing is that this isn't new age investigations that's going to happen. This is old school investigations because you're using the mail. Yeah. It's not a cybercrime. Right. So it's gonna be a lot quicker, I would think, to get to a point where they probably have a suspect or at least know where this stuff is coming from. Secretary Fontes condemning the incident on his social media tonight, saying, quote, we will not be scared out of doing our jobs on behalf of the voters of Arizona. As the election closes in, we know that threats will continue and we are on high alert to protect everyone on our team that is working overtime to serve Arizona. Once we get more information from law enforcement on what happened here tonight, we'll be sure to let you know. Live in the state capitol, Taylor Wertz, Fox 10 News.