Overview
- A bomb threat prompted officers to evacuate Carlson High School on Election Day, forcing Brownstown Township voters from precincts 8 and 11 to leave the building.
- Election workers and police quickly moved tabulators to the school parking lot and used generators so voters could continue casting ballots with only a short delay.
- Law enforcement teams searched Carlson High School and nearby Shumate Middle School using multiple bomb‑detection K9 units and cleared both buildings before operations returned inside.
- Investigators identified an adult suspect from Woodhaven and have referred the case to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office for review of potential felony charges.
- Officials urged people to avoid the area during the response, warned that false threats carry serious criminal consequences, and credited regular emergency training and interagency coordination for preserving safe, continuous voting.