Trumbull Police UPDATE – 7:00 p.m.: Trumbull Police have resolved the incident at the “Royce of Trumbull” apartment complex, located on Old Town Road in Trumbull. Shortly before 1:00 p.m. today, Trumbull Police were notified by another law enforcement agency that a woman was being held hostage inside one of the Royce apartments by a man who was armed with a weapon.
Police checked the information provided and learned that the male was also a fugitive.
Trumbull Police, assisted by the Southwest Regional Emergency Response Team, closed the apartment complex and established a perimeter around the building in the Royce complex. Police evacuated the nearby apartments in the complex for the safety of the other residents, and made numerous attempts to contact those in the apartment involved.
After numerous attempts to contact the occupants of the apartment were unsuccessful, the Emergency Response Team gained entry to the unit at approximately 5:30 p.m., but it was found to be unoccupied. The lockdown at the apartment complex has been lifted and residents may
return to their homes at this time.
5:44pm–UPDATE: The situation is over. It was thought a man took his girlfriend hostage. Police made entry and the apartment was empty.
UPDATE: I spoke with Bridgeport spokesperson Rowena White who said there is a person barricaded themselves at Avalon Gates/The Royce and that the lock in at the schools is a precaution. K-9 from Shelton is assisting at the incident which is what made me first think it was a manhunt.
2:00pm–#Bridgeport CT–#Trumbull CT– There is a manhunt going on at the Old Town Road from what used to be Avalon Gates area (whatever they call it today). I’m not sure what the person is wanted for but Bryant School and Fairchild Wheeler Schools are locked down- no one can enter or leave or whatever they are calling that these days.
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