A caller threatened Monday to shoot up a polling location on Detroit’s northwest side, Detroit Police confirmed to the Free Press.
The threat was made a day prior to an unprecedented Election Day that has many people on edge.
Police didn’t say to whom the call was made but said they’re giving special attention to the polling location, which is in the 21600 block of West Seven Mile Road. The polling site was closed and calm when a reporter visited Monday evening.
The cybercrimes unit was investigating, police said. An election official confirmed with the Free Press that there was a coordinated effort between local, state and federal law enforcement officials to ensure safety at polling sites.
More than 1.2 million Michigan residents have voted early in-person, state officials said Monday morning.
When including absentee voting, nearly 3.1 million of the state’s more than 7 million registered voters already cast ballots ahead of Election Day.