Armed cops swoop on man ‘with weapons’ in Sheffield town centre sparking evacuation as neighbours told ‘stay indoors’

ARMED constabulary person swooped connected a location successful Sheffield aft reports of a antheral with weapons.

Residents of the Gateway flat analyzable connected Broad Street were evacuated past night, South Yorkshire Police person confirmed.

University students astatine the adjacent Pinnacles accommodation gathering person been told to enactment wrong their flats.

Some of those forced retired of their homes were staying astatine the Ponds Forge sports centre.

Cops were called to the country astatine conscionable aft 7pm.

In a Facebook post, the unit said: "We, alongside different exigency services stay connected country astatine Broad Street successful Sheffield.

"Just aft 7pm past nighttime (Monday 10 February) we responded to concerns for a antheral wrong a property, alleged to person weapons and airs a hazard to himself.

"Those wrong the gathering wherever the spot is person been evacuated and those wrong the neighbouring buildings person been asked to enactment indoors portion officers behaviour their work.

"The Sheffield Parkway, betwixt Park Square roundabout and Derek Dooley Way volition stay shut-please plan, and find an alternate way this morning."

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