Three West Hartford schools were locked down after a homeowner walked in on a burglar in his West Ridge Drive home Tuesday morning.
Norfeldt School, Hall High School and Northwest Catholic were all locked down shortly after noon Tuesday. The Strive Program, which is next to Hall High, was also locked down.
The suspect pulled a gun on the elderly homeowner before taking off in a blue pickup truck with Connecticut license plates, according to police.
The man was described as being 5 feet 6 inches tall with a grey ski mask. He was carrying a snow shovel, police said.
The School District used a reverse call system to alert parents of children at Hall and Norfeldt about the lockdown and that all of the students were safe. The calls were limited to those two schools because of their close proximity to the incident, according to the Assistant School Superintendent.
Police said two other similar incidents off Farmington Avenue may be related to Tuesday's attempted burglary. They continue to search for the suspect.
