Danbury Police have released details about an incident Friday that led to a precautionary shelter in place order at Park Avenue School.  Police received a call about a possibly suicidal person at a home on Park Avenue near West Wooster Street. 

The person reportedly had a rifle and threatened to shoot themselves. Officers and crisis negotiators were not able to make immediate contact with the person.  SWAT teams secured the area.  Residents from surrounding houses were evacuated for their safety as tactical officers entered the home and found the person uninjured.

The party was transported to the hospital for evaluation. 

Danbury Police thanked the HART Transit Authority for providing a bus for the evacuated residents to wait in until they could return home, and the Fire Police from Danbury Volunteer Fire Companies Engine 12 and Engine 8, who assisted with traffic control during the road closures.