Crime & Safety

Suspect Wasn't In House During New Haven SWAT Operation: Report

Several homes were evacuated in the Newhallville neighborhood Thursday during the incident.

NEW HAVEN, CT — It turns out that Thursday's standoff in the Newhallville neighborhood didn't involve a barricaded man after police mistakenly believed a green motorcycle outside the house belonged to a shooting suspect.

A shooter fled on a green motorcycle earlier in the day and a green motorcycle was found outside of a Highland Street home, according to the New Haven Independent.

SWAT members entered the house around 4 p.m., but concluded the suspect wasn't there.

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