Crime & Safety

Victim Duct-Taped At Gunpoint In Hartford Home Invasion: Reports

The incident happened at about 9:45 p.m. on Thursday night.

HARTFORD, CT — City police are investigating a frightening home invasion on Thursday night in Hartford in which the resident was duct-taped and held at gunpoint.

According to WFSB Channel 3, citing Hartford police, three masked men entered a home through an unlocked door at 27 Putnam Heights at about 9:45 p.m.

The suspects, reported WFSB, took three cell phones and the victim's wallet.

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WTNH Channel 8 reported that the suspects then fled in a vehicle that was parked in the victim's driveway.

No injuries were reported, WTNH said.

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