BREAKING: Promenade bomb threat was "only shoes," says RCSO

Deputy Albert Martinez with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department has given the all clear following a bomb threat that caused the Promenade Temecula to be evacuated and surrounding roadways to be shut down.

The Riverside County Hazardous Device Team arrived at the Promenade and upon investigation of the suspicious package determined the shoebox contained a pair of shoes.

"Our Hazardous Device Team evaluated the package and they determined that it was a shoebox with some shoes in it in an area that seemed odd which is what drew the attention of the security guards," Martinez said.

The mall and the surrounding roads are expected to open shortly, Martinez said.

The suspicious package was first reported around 2 p.m. on Friday, March 20.

A witness who was working at a kiosk in the mall at the time, said she was helping a customer when another mall employee told her the mall was being evacuated.

"I didn't know what was going on so I looked to see around my area and the other stores started to close their gates, then I heard the sheriffs say the mall needed to be evacuated," said Lalli Banuet. "I went down to try to ask them what was happening and they just said you can't go by this certain point you need to evacuate the mall."

Baunet said at the time there were still a lot of customers in the mall and deputies began yelling for everyone to leave.

"I came out and sheriff department vehicles came with fire trucks and different news reporters," she said, adding that it was a scary experience. "Especially seeing the freaky robot come out of the sheriff's van and go into the mall."