Crime & Safety

State Police Investigating Gun Incident On I-84 In Manchester

State police are investigating reports of a gun was fired on a stretch of highway in Manchester Tuesday night.

State police are investigating reports of a gun was fired on a stretch of highway in Manchester Tuesday night.
State police are investigating reports of a gun was fired on a stretch of highway in Manchester Tuesday night. (Chris Dehnel/Patch)

MANCHESTER, CT — State police are investigating an incident involving a gun being fired on Interstate 84 in Manchester.

State police said the incident took place near the Exit 62 eastbound interchange at 10:17 p.m. Tuesday.

According to a preliminary incident report, state police received calls about the incident, which involved someone brandishing a gun and firing at least one shot.

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No injuries were reported.

According to state police, the purported gunman was had short black hair and a goatee and was reported to have been driving a black car than did not have tinted windows.

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The incident was still being investigated Wednesday morning, state police said.

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