Report of Active Shooter in Farmington "Erroneous": PD

FARMINGTON, CT — A report of an active shooter at one of Farmington's largest companies was deemed erroneous by police Wednesday afternoon.

Around 4 p.m., the Farmington Police Department received a call from the Hartford office of the FBI reporting an active shooter with people running out of the building at one of the United Technologies (UTC) properties on Farm Springs Road in Farmington. The call originated from an out-of-state tip line in the Washington, D.C. area, Lt. Patrick Buckley said.

There were no local 911 or police department calls about this incident. Farmington police responded, checked each UTC building and found that the report was erroneous, Buckley said.

New Britain police units stood by in the area at Farmington's request. Farmington detectives and the FBI are investigating the false report, Buckley said.

Anyone with information about the call is asked to call Farmington Police Detectives at 860-675-2400.

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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