Potential Active Shooter Situation Prevented – Hartford, CT

Allied Universal security professionals were notified that an unauthorized individual carrying a backpack with unknown contents accessed a client location through an unsecured door. The security team immediately notified Hartford PD and approached the individual to escort him from the premises. The individual was detained and the backpack which had been separated from the individual was located and secured. Security professionals found an AR-15 pistol along and ammunition inside the backpack. The individual was taken into custody by Hartford PD without incident.