HARTFORD, CT — A man has been arrested after he went to Aetna headquarters in Hartford with an AR-style pistol, according to police.
Hartford police announced Thursday they responded to Aetna headquarters, at 151 Farmington Ave., on a report of a suspicious male.
When police arrived, Aetna’s security had already detained the man, police said.
According to police, the man was carrying a backpack containing an AR-style pistol. They took him into custody without incident.
The Hartford Police Department’s Major Crimes, Crime Scene, and Intelligence Divisions responded to the scene, and their investigation is ongoing.
Police as of Thursday at 4 p.m. had not released the man’s name or the charges against him.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police department’s tip line at 860-722-TIPS (8477).
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