Police in Meriden are investigating an assault, which was originally reported as a kidnapping. At least one person has been arrested.
Investigators responded to Golden Street at around 3 p.m. to a report of a kidnapping. The caller told police that multiple people were involved and someone was possibly in possession of a handgun.
When police arrived, they found that no kidnapping or abduction had occurred, but that someone had struck a girl in the head during an altercation.
Police say they later found the girl in a car with several men who had illegal firearms.
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City officials told NBC Connecticut that there is an active investigation underway.
A person involved in the altercation between multiple people has been taken into custody, according to the city.
No additional information was immediately available.
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