#BreakingNews Cranbury Elementary School in Norwalk, Connecticut on lockdown after reports of shots fired in park near school
— Eyewitness News (@eyewitnessnyc) September 4, 2013
Shots are reported to have been fired at a park nearby to an elementary school in Norwalk, Connecticut, reports ABC Connecticut.
It appears that the situation has calmed down and the police have given the all-clear. The lockdown on the school has been lifted.
Here’s what we know so far…
1. Police Placed on the School on Lockdown
Police have arrived at Cranbury Elementary School in Norwalk, Connecticut and placed it on lockdown, the school’s principal confirmed to WNBC. At least four police cruisers were at the school, two marked and two unmarked.
Police cars outside Cranbury. pic.twitter.com/rXALleFfZr
— Matt Coyne (@matt_coyne) September 4, 2013
The Norwalk, CT Police Department have released a statement about the situation on Facebook.
Matt Coyne, an on-scene reporter, has said that police have given the all-clear.
Police: Everything is fine.
— Matt Coyne (@matt_coyne) September 4, 2013
2. Cranbury Elementary is Just 30 Miles From Sandy Hook
Cranbury Elementary is located about 30 miles east of Newtown, Connecticut, the scene of America’s most horrific school shooting.
3. Only One Person is Reported to Have Heard Shots
Just spoke with a resident who walks the neighborhood. Said he didn't hear the shots police are responding to.
— Matt Coyne (@matt_coyne) September 4, 2013
One person reported shots fired at the nearby Cranbury Acres Park. Norwalk police have confirmed that a teacher within the school called it in, but she was the only one to report the shots.
Report on shots fired came from inside the school, police said. 20-30 officers on scene saw nothing.
— Matt Coyne (@matt_coyne) September 4, 2013
4. The School is Surrounded by a Wooded Area
Police are investigating whether there could have been a hunter in the area. They have yet to find anything.
Police tell me right now it appears school is safe. It's in a wooded area, so, their investigating whether someone may have been hunting.
— Brandon Walker (@WalkerBrandon) September 4, 2013
5. Anxious Parents Have Arrived at the School
There are no injuries reported. After news of the shooting broke, parents began descending on the school.
All the parents outside Cranbury. pic.twitter.com/o4tAvyki4d
— Matt Coyne (@matt_coyne) September 4, 2013
By the way, parents showed up on their own.
— Matt Coyne (@matt_coyne) September 4, 2013