Crime & Safety
Gunman Reportedly in Custody at University of New Haven
Students at the West Haven branch and nearby schools ordered to shelter in place for reports of a gunman.
By Patch Editors Aaron Boyd and Dan DeBlasio
[Update - 3:15 p.m.]
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Fairfield Police are on scene of a Stratfield Road home Tuesday afternoon in connection with the reported lockdown at the University of New Haven.
A suspect is in custody in West Haven and the West Haven Police Department contacted Fairfield officers looking for the individual who resides at the Stratfield Road home, according to Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara.
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The individual in question does have a valid pistol permit to carry handguns and has two known and legally registered weapons, according to Fairfield Police Sergeant Suzanne Lussier.
MacNamara said he anticipates West Haven police to arrive and conduct a search of the home.
No further details, including the name of the suspect, were immediately released.
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[Update - 2 p.m.] An arrest has been made and weapons have been recovered as the lockdown continues at University of New Haven's West Haven campus, according to WFSB
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The University of New Haven (UNH) West Haven branch went on lockdown Tuesday afternoon for reports of a possible armed man on campus.
The university sent out an emergency message on their Twitter account just before 1 p.m. Tuesday telling students to “shelter in place [all caps] and await further instructions.”
The Tweet stated that the West Haven Police Department was searching for “an Asian male near South Campus with what appears to be a rifle.”
The New Haven Register is reporting that police might have a suspect in custody but the shelter in place order has yet to be lifted.
Nearby elementary schools — Forest Elementary and Carrigan Intermediate — have also been advised to shelter in place, according to WFSB, and Nortre Dame High School in West Haven was on lockdown.
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