Meriden

Shelter-in-place lifted after standoff in Meriden neighborhood

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NBCConnecticut.com

Residents in one Meriden neighborhood were asked to shelter-in-place while police conducted an investigation Saturday night.

It took place at a specific property on Melville Avenue.

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Meriden Mayor Kevin Scarpati said there was a shelter-in-place order for residents in the Melville Avenue area, but there was no immediate threat to the public.

Mayor Scarpati initially said the standoff was not related to a fatal stabbing earlier in the night, but police later said the standoff involved the suspect in that stabbing. The 19-year-old suspect was eventually taken into custody and charged with murder.

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