The report of a shooting and hostage situation at a home on Bulkeley Hill Road in Colchester has been deemed a hoax, and now police are launching a criminal investigation.
Authorities responded to 109 Bulkeley Hill Road around 2:30 p.m. Monday after receiving the report that someone had been injured in a shooting there, police said.
A SWAT team was called out and police blocked off the road. Police said school buses were diverted around the area. Bulkeley Hill Road was blocked off at the intersection of School Street while authorities responded to the scene.
Police entered the home in question to find an empty house and left the area around 4:45 p.m. Monday.
Authorities are calling it a "swatting" situation and have launched an investigation to determine who is responsible for placing the call, according to state police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance.
An arrest could carry charges of falsely reporting an incident.
State police major crime detectives and state police computer crime detectives are investigating.
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