Manchester Community College locked down [Updated]

A police officer was accidently shot in the foot Wednesday while searching Manchester Community College and Great Path Academy after a female student reported that she had seen a gunman on campus, according to The Hartford Courant.

Great Path Academy, a high school located next to the college, and the community college were in lockdown for several hours on Wednesday while police searched the premises for the reported gunman. The student described the gunman as a heavy-set man about 5’8’ to 5’10’, and wearing a red, short-sleeved shirt, but no one by that description was found.

Police declared the campus secure six hours after the initial report was made, according to The Associated Press, but said they were still looking for the person the student described.

The Courant reported that the officer was wounded in the foot during the search by the “accidental firing of a weapon.”

Students were alerted of a lockdown via text message around 1:30 p.m. after a student reported seeing a man with a gun on campus.

No gunman was found, The Courant reported, and the lockdown that began around 2 p.m. was called off shortly after 7:30 p.m. State police said the investigation into the report was still under way Wednesday night.

The college and high school will re-open tomorrow, according to The Courant.A police officer was accidently shot while searching Manchester Community College and Great Path Academy after a man with a gun was reported to be on the campus, according to The Hartford Courant. Great Path Academy is a high school located next to the college.

The Courant reports that the officer was wounded during the search by the “accidental firing of a weapon.”

Students were alerted of a lockdown via text message around 1:30 p.m. after a student reported seeing a man with a gun on campus. Around 3:25 p.m., The Courant reported that a man was seen being escorted into a police car with flashing lights.