Remains Found After Standoff and Explosion in Conn.

Police said they have found remains while investigating after a police standoff and fiery explosion on Quinnipiac Avenue in North Haven Wednesday night that injured nine police officers.The incident began as a domestic violence situation on Wednesday afternoon, according to police, and authorities said a woman contacted police. Rainstorm Kills at Least 91, Injures Over 160 in India North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda told reporters that he believed a man was holding his wife inside a home on Quinnipiac Avenue.“From the reports I heard when I was on scene, we heard that the wife actually escaped out of the house while she was being barricaded and then our police department and our surrounding SWAT team support were trying to coax the gentleman out of the house and trying to calm him down and diffuse him,” North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda Golden State Killer Suspect Fights DNA Collection Effort Freda said the situation had apparently been going on since three days earlier.When first responders went to the home, the woman was not there. Only one person was inside, police said. US-China Trade Talks Center on Rivalry Over Technology According to Connecticut State Police Sgt. Marc Gelvin, the man inside the home refused to communicate with police and barricaded himself inside.The South Central Regional SWAT team was called in and while they were clearing the outside of the home, there was an explosion from a barn on the property around 7:30 p.m.State police said Thursday morning that nine officers from the tactical team were taken to the hospital, including five East Haven officers, three North Haven officers and one officer from Branford, and they remain hospitalized. Police said their injuries were from the explosion.It’s not clear which building on the property the remains were found in and state police said the office of the chief medical examiner will determine who the person is and how he or she died.Gelvin said the officers suffered non-life threatening injuries and are being treated at Yale-New Haven Hospital.As of Thursday morning, officials from the hospital said they have nine patients and they are all listed as being in fair condition.The fire is out, but firefighters remain at the scene Thursday morning. It is not clear what caused the explosion.Quinnipiac Avenue remains closed between McArthur Road and Pentway Lane in North Haven and police are asking the public to avoid the area. All side streets in the area are also closed until further notice.The road closures also impacted North Haven schools. M & J Bus Company said buses will be rerouted around the road closures.Neighbors said they could feel the force of the explosion.”I literally saw a flash come from my house, come from that house, and fire went through the window and up through his roof and the flash. It blinded me for a quick second,” said resident Shaun Pitts.Neighbors were asked to shelter-in-place and immediate neighbors were evacuated.Connecticut State Police are leading the investigation with the assistance of multiple local police and fire departments.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
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