Suspect identified in bomb threat at Wayne County polling location, police say

A suspect has been identified in a bomb threat that resulted in the evacuation of Carlson High School in Wayne County, Michigan, while it was in use as a polling place on Election Day.

The threat was reported on Tuesday afternoon at the school along West Jefferson Avenue in Gibraltar. Authorities decided to evacuate the building and searched the area with K-9 teams.

The building was briefly evacuated about 5 p.m., but voting was allowed to resume outside the building. The location was a voting site for Brownstown Township precincts 8 and 11, the Brownstown Township Police Department said. Voting was scheduled to continue until 8 p.m…

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