Crime & Safety
Norwich Police Search For Armed Suspect: Report
The search was conducted Tuesday night, Oct. 24.

NORWICH, CT — Residents in the neighborhoods near 7th and 8th streets and Norwich and Boswell avenues in Norwich were being asked to stay inside their homes Tuesday night while police search for an armed suspect, reports NBC Connecticut and the Norwich Bulletin.
Details of the suspect, described as a man, were not readily available, but Norwich police reportedly were being assisted by members of the Connecticut State Police, Ledyard and Groton police.
BREAKING: This is the dangerous suspect Norwich police are looking for. Sources tell @WFSBnews he shot at police tonight. Details at 11 pic.twitter.com/zRezTPC2Ce
— Dennis House (@DennisHouseTV) October 25, 2017
#Norwich Police have several streets blocked off. Officers touting long guns and heavy gear. #NBCCT pic.twitter.com/vSJmgmK7u4
— Ken Buffa (@KenBuffa) October 25, 2017
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