State police have been searching in Southington for a suspect after an armed road rage incident on Interstate 84 and said there is no active threat to the community.
The investigation began when state troopers responded to Interstate 84 West in Waterbury around 8:42 a.m. Tuesday to investigate a road rage incident with a gun.
State police blocked off the I-84 East rest area in Southington amid the investigation.
Three Southington schools, Oshana, Strong Elementary Schools, and Kennedy Middle School, were placed in secure mode as a precaution, according to school officials, and later returned to normal operation.
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ACTIVE: CSP is investigating an incident in which an individual appeared to have displayed a firearm on I-84 west in Waterbury. Troopers & K9's searching for the suspect, believed to be in the Southington area. The I-84 east Southington rest area is blocked for this investigation
— CT State Police (@CT_STATE_POLICE) February 11, 2025
State police said they found the vehicle abandoned and have brought in police dogs to search for the suspect.
No additional information was immediately available.
