Just In: County Police Tell Local Residents To Shelter In Place Tuesday Morning

New Castle County Police have locked down a street in Richarson Park early Tuesday.

At around 7:15 this morning residents received a reverse 911 call telling them to shelter in place due to an active crime scene and investigation in the area.

Residents tell FSU that police have blocked both ends of Westmoreland Avenue for several hours. A large medical response was made to the area just before 7:00, however, it’s not clear if anyone was injured.

Police have not said what caused the response.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

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