Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II, family safe after bomb threat at his home

Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist was targeted in a bomb threat at his home.

The incident occurred on Thursday (Sept. 11), when Gilchrist said he, his wife Ellen, and his children were targeted at their home.

Gilchrist said the threat had been cleared, but he expressed gratitude to law enforcement for their quick response and for keeping his family and neighborhood safe.

Gilchrist acknowledged that people were on edge during these times, calling it a scary period.

The incident came just a day after the murder of Charlie Kirk and amid an escalating pattern of political violence in Michigan and across the United States.

Gilchrist said the purpose of this violence is to silence, intimidate, and eliminate people and their voices from society.

He made it clear that such tactics would not work on him and emphasized that this could not remain the reality.

“We cannot tolerate political violence. We cannot excuse it. We cannot normalize it,” Gilchrist said.

Gilchrist urged people to persevere through the challenges and commit to ending violence, thereby creating a safe and healthy society.

“It’s not easy, but nothing important ever is,” Gilchrist said.

I’m grateful that Lt. Governor Gilchrist and his family are safe after the bomb threat at his home today.

Let me be clear -- political violence is unacceptable and has no place in Michigan. As Michiganders, we must reject all political violence and work towards a safer future."

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer