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An officer's story of agunman shooting at him, causing him to crash before his cruiser caught fire was "fabricated," according to police.
Mass. State Police responded to Millis after shots were reportedly fired at a cruiser Wednesday. State police were on scene after an officer told police his cruiser was struck just before 3 p.m. State police responded along with their Air Wing, detectives and ballistic units.
FOX 25 flew over the scene on Forest Road where an officer said he was checking on a disabled vehicle when he was shot at 3 times. The officer said he fired back, then crashed when he attempted to follow the vehicle. Then, he told police, his cruiser caught fire.
Authorities asked residents to stay in their homes as they launched a massive search for the man, even students were told to seek shelter Wednesday.
The officer was treated and released from the hospital.
The Millis Public Library was closed Wednesday and Millis schools were closed Thursday due to this.
At a news conference Thursday, police said that the officer's story was "fabricated."
Police say a threat made to the town's middle school earlier in the day did not appear to be related. Someone called the school saying a crime would occur in their town that day, then an hour later, a bomb threat was called in but police did not find any devices in the area.
