HOOVER, Ala. ( WBRC ) - A Hoover City Council candidate says someone has threatened to kill her.

Tanveer Patel is running for Place 1 in the Aug. 26 municipal election. She says she started getting threatening messages on Friday, Aug. 15. One of those messages said “are [sic] you be shot to death.”

The threats targeted both Patel and members of Hoover’s Muslim community.

Patel said her family has been deeply shaken, but she remains committed to her campaign.

The Hoover Police Department confirms a report was filed on Aug. 15 for harassing communications following comments on Patel’s campaign Facebook page.

Investigators said they have located a suspect in Georgia, but they have not made any arrests.

“These threats are designed to silence, to intimidate our community and suppress ou

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