Sheffield city centre roads remain shut after 24 hours as police negotiate with 'armed man'

Roads stay unopen successful Sheffield metropolis centre arsenic constabulary proceed to negociate with a antheral who allegedly has weapons.

The incidental astatine a artifact of flats successful Broad Street has been going connected for implicit 24 hours, with residents evacuated and spending Monday nighttime astatine a adjacent sports centre.

Police said they gained entree to the gathering connected Tuesday evening and reunited residents with their pets.

However, the Gateway flats stay evacuated and Sheffield Parkway is closed successful some directions betwixt Park Square roundabout and Derek Dooley Way.

Trams and buses person besides been disrupted.

The Sheffield Star said thousands of commuters were affected connected Tuesday morning, with immoderate spending 3 hours trying to get to work.

South Yorkshire Police said the antheral is wrong a spot and is alleged to person weapons and beryllium "a hazard to himself".

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The incidental began astatine astir 7pm connected Monday.

"Those evacuated are each cared for and being accommodated with families and friends oregon successful adjacent facilities," said a constabulary statement.

Officers added: "Our purpose is to bring the incidental to a adjacent safely and get everyone and their families backmost to their homes arsenic soon arsenic possible."