Published April 13. 2021 7:08PM | Updated April 13. 2021 8:03PM
BRANFORD (AP) A man who fired numerous gunshots Tuesday from a building in Connecticut as police surrounded the property was found dead inside, police said.
Police said the man holed up in a building on Main Street in Branford, a New Haven suburb. One person was reported injured.
Officers were called to the scene on a report of shots fired shortly after 12 p.m. EDT and encountered heavy gunfire coming from the upper floors of a building that has a hair salon on the first floor, Branford police said.
911 callers reported a gunshot victim, who was taken to a hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, authorities said.
BRANFORD, CT (WFSB) A six-hour standoff in Branford ended with the suspect dead.Â
Police said a man who was shooting at officers on Main Street on Tuesday afternoon was found dead in the home he was barricaded in.Â
It all started unfolding just after 12 p.m.Â
A Branford neighborhood remains closed off as a standoff between police and a barricaded person continues.
Police said they received reports of shots being fired in the area of Main Street and Cherry Hill road.
When officers arrived, heavy gunfire was coming from the upper floors of a business/apartment building.
Although the standoff is over, police still have parts of Main Street blocked off due to multiple crime scenes.Â