A man who is accused of shooting at SWAT officers while he was barricaded in a home in North Haven on Monday night and Tuesday morning has been arrested, Police said some of the SWAT officers returned gunfire during the incident.
Officers responded to Cloudland Road around 8 p.m. Monday to investigate reports of gunshots and they found several bullet casings in a driveway.
They then tried to speak with a 50-year-old man who was in the garage, but he did not cooperate and barricaded himself inside the residence, police said.
The South Central Regional SWAT team was called in and the man fired several rounds outside of his home and at SWAT officers, some of whom returned fire, according to police.
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The man surrendered around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, nearly 14 hours after the initial police response, and he was taken into custody.
He has been charged with five counts of criminal attempt to commit assault in the first degree, five counts of criminal attempt to commit assault on police/public safety, illegal discharge of a firearm, threatening in the first degree with a firearm, reckless endangerment in the first degree and breach of peace in the second degree.
He was held on a $5 million bond.
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Police said they are still investigating and more charges could be filed.
The office of the New Haven State's Attorney, the Office of the Inspector General and the State Police Central District are investigating.
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