State police continue to investigate following standoff in Ellington

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ELLINGTON — A person was barricaded in a house for about five hours after firing a gun following a disturbance early Saturday morning.

State police from Troop C in Tolland were dispatched to a house on West Road in Ellington around 3 a.m. State troopers were told there was a disturbance at the home and a gun was fired outside the residence.

No one was injured in the shooting.

Initially, state police said there was a “possible barricaded, suicidal person” at a residence on West Road.

Troopers expected that the person who fired the gun was still inside the home when they got to the scene, state police said. They immediately tried to make contact with the person, but had no luck.

“Based on certain facts the state police tactical team then responded to the scene to attempt to make contact with the person inside the residence,” state police said. The tactical team is the state police version of a SWAT team.

Around 8 a.m., the person in the home came outside to speak with troopers. He was transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation.

“There is no current danger to the public,” state police said.

People in the area received an alert telling them to shelter in place while state police handled the incident, but that has been lifted since the scene is no longer active.

Route 83 was closed to traffic at the time and is now open to all traffic as well as the area businesses that were briefly unreachable during the active standoff.

“Names of those involved with this incident are not currently being released by state police as this is an ongoing investigation,” state police said.