Thea Digiammerino

Possible Swatting Incident Prompts School Lockdown in Naugatuck

A Naugatuck elementary school was briefly placed on lockdown Wednesday while police searched for a possible armed suspect, and now police are looking into whether the initial report was a swatting incident.

Police said around 2:31 p.m. the got a call reporting a man wearing a tank top and holding a gun in the air threatening to shoot the next person to come on his property. The caller said the man was at a home on Sunburst Road and had facial tattoos, but could not provide an exact address.

Officers responded and the nearby Maple Hill Elementary School went on lockdown as a precaution. After an extensive search of the area and speaking with residents, no one reported anything matching the report and no suspect was found.

At 3:15 p.m. police determined there was no immediate threat to the public and the school lockdown was lifted.

Investigators said the phone number of the original caller came back to Washington state, and now police are looking into whether the call was a “swatting incident.”

Anyone with information should contact Naugatuck police at 203-729-5221 or the NPD Confidential Tip Line at 203-720-1010.

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