Connecticut active shooter – Man barricades himself in Brandford hair salon & opens fire on shopping plaza injuring one

POLICE in Connecticut are responding to an active shooter situation that has seen law enforcement involved in a stand-off for more than five hours.

According to WTNH, a person has barricaded themselves inside a Branford hair salon and fired shots at police.

At least one person has been taken to hospital, police said, with injuries thought not to be life threatening.

Witnesses told the local news station that the man also fired shots at people in the shopping plaza near Main Street and Cherry Hill Road.

Some residents have reportedly been evacuated, and several agencies, including Connecticut State Police, are responding.