Suicidal New Milford Man With Shotgun Taken Into Custody, Police Say

NEW MILFORD, N.J. — Schools were locked down Monday morning as a precaution after police received a report of a suicidal man who left his house with a shotgun, police said.

Police responded to a Princeton Street house shortly before 11 a.m. after an argument was reported there and a shotgun sighted, said New Milford Police Chief Frank Ramaci.

Officers at the scene were told that Andrew Pardo, 24, indicated he was suicidal and left the house with the shotgun in an older model pickup with New York license plates, Ramaci said. Surrounding law enforcement agencies were notified.

New Milford public and private schools were notified and locked down as a precaution, the chief said, although Pardo never specifically threatened anybody but himself.

Authorities tracked Pardo using his cell phone’s signal to Route 80 and eventually stopped his vehicle in Roxbury Township, Ramaci said.

Police took Pardo into custody and transported him to St. Claire’s Hospital in Denville, the chief said.

Authorities are continuing to investigate. Charges are pending, Ramaci said.

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