Overview
- A resident digging in a yard on Marconi Avenue near Garfield Avenue uncovered an object that looked like an explosive.
- The Sacramento County sheriff's bomb squad responded and identified it as a live 81 millimeter mortar round.
- U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance experts assisted with removal and disposal of the munition.
- No injuries were reported during the response and disposal.
- Officials have not said how old the round is or how it ended up buried, and mortar rounds are dangerous because they are built to explode and fling metal shards over long distances.