"They all did suffer injuries that were consistent with the blast," North Haven Deputy Police Chief Jonathan Mulhern said. "This impacted not only the North Haven Police Department, not only our community, but this is a far reaching incident to the other communities that serve the south central region."
A man, who has now been identified as John Sayre, according to the
Associated Press
, had reportedly barricaded himself inside the home due to a domestic violence incident. Police have not identified remains found at the scene; however, the man was the only person believed to be inside the home at the time of the blast, reports
FOX61
.
"This started late this afternoon with what was apparently a very violent domestic call," North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda told
FOX61
. The police "were trying to coax him…out of the house and really try to calm the situation down. Then things took a turn for the worse with an explosion."
The woman who sparked the investigation was not in the home at the time of the standoff. It was not considered a hostage situation.
CBS Hartford, Connecticut affiliate
WFSB-TV
reports the incident began around 2 p.m. Tuesday when a female victim entered North Haven Police headquarters complaining of an incident at the home. She said she had escaped from the home after being held hostage by her husband for 3 days,
CBS News
reports.
He then barricaded himself in the barn,
WFSB
says. That was followed by the explosion, the station says.
