North Haven Siege (U.S)
Channel: Q&A News
Date: 03/05/2018

On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, An explosion has injured 8 police officers responding to a domestic violence report at a house on Quinnipiac Avenue, North Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America. 

The Haven Police Department was investigating a domestic violence incident around 7 p.m. local time, according to a statement, this led to a barricaded individual where SWAT was called in, there was a large explosion during the investigation that prompted street closures, the massive fire was still burning after 11 p.m. & police were trying to contact the man they believed to still be in the house.

North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda says the injuries are not life-threatening, he also explained that police were responding to a report of a man barricaded in a house with his family & that officers were trying to get him out when the explosion took place near the back of the house, Freda said police negotiated with a man for “a couple hours.”

Residents near the home reported on the police department's Facebook page that they heard the explosion & felt their own homes shake around 8:30 p.m.

No details of the suspect or the official cause of the explosion have yet been released, State police SWAT teams responded to the scene after the explosion & were assisting North Haven police, FBI & AFT agents were also on the scene.

The property where the explosion occurred is on Quinnipiac Avenue near Orient Lane, Police officials urge residents to avoid the area, Connecticut State Police & SWAT officers have responded to the scene.

“I’ve lived in this neighborhood for 20 years," a North Haven resident said. "This is the craziest thing I’ve ever experienced." 

Map: https://www.google.com/maps/place/North+Haven,+CT+06473,+USA/

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