'Man with umbrella' sparks school scare

State Police spokesman Lt Paul Vance says schools in a town close to Sandy Hook have been put in lockdown after a reported sighting of an armed man. Picture: Getty/AFP Source: Getty Images

SCHOOLS were put in lockdown in Ridgefield, Connecticut, after a report of a man with a rifle in the nearby area.

However the scare was reportedly triggered by a man carrying an umbrella.

Ridgefield is about 30km by road from Sandy Hook, the scene of last week's school shooting tragedy, and the community is still on edge.

The Connecticut Post reported that the man was seen near the Branchville train station, 6km from the town of Ridgefield, and police were on their way to investigate.

Ridgefield Superintendent Deborah Low released a statement saying that town schools "have been put into lockdown ... due to a report of a possibly suspicious person."

Branchville Elementary school buses were diverted to East Ridge Middle School and BES students were in the auditorium. Schools in Redding were also put in lockdown.

At Newtown, Lt Paul Vance confirmed that police had been deployed after reports of an armed man.

However NewsTimes reporter Libor Jany said on Twitter "According to Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi, police have found the man and determined that he was, in fact, carrying an umbrella."

The police action was triggered by one female caller who told police she saw a "white male wearing all black" and carrying a rifle slung over his back, Jany said.

The police team included a sniper.

"Local authorities are understandably on edge," Jany Tweeted.

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