Update: 5:45 p.m.
Shelton police were called to Wells Fargo Bank on Coram Ave. just after 4 p.m. Thursday for a reported bank robbery in which a man made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
According to police, a white man with a gray briefcase wearing a black hooded sweatshirt entered the bank and displayed a handgun.
The robber fled the scene, prompting a lockdown at nearby City Hall.
The lockdown was lifted by 5 p.m. and no injuries were reported in the incident.
Shelton detectives are investigating the robbery and ask that anyone with information contact the department at 203-924-1544. Calls can be confidential.
Update: 5:15 p.m.
The lockdown at City Hall has been lifted, according to Shelton police Lt. Robert Kozlowsky.
More information will be available shortly.
Original Story: 4:33 p.m.
Shelton City Hall is on lockdown Thursday afternoon after reports of an armed robbery at Wells Fargo Bank on Coram Ave.
According to initial reports, a white male wearing black clothing robbed the bank at 320 Coram Ave. at gunpoint shortly after 4 p.m.
City Hall was put on lockdown moments later as a result of the robbery.
Check back with Shelton Patch for more as this story develops.
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