10:30 a.m. UPDATE: Evacuations have been lifted at Target and Publix after a suspicious package was found behind one of the stores.
The stores reopened Tuesday morning after police deemed the area safe.
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The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said the store was closed at the time.
Original story: At approximately 6:20 a.m. Monday, police received reports of a possible suspicious device at a Target in Mandarin.
As a precaution, Target and the adjacent Publix on San Jose Boulevard near I-295 were evacuated.
JSO's hazardous materials unit is on the scene assessing the situation.
Employees of both stores were evacuated to businesses across the street, near Whole Foods.
Both stores will remain closed at this time.
The same Publix location was briefly evacuated last week following a robbery.