Sheffield police incident sees residents evacuated from homes as man 'has weapons'

South Yorkshire Police said radical successful the flat artifact successful Castlegate, Sheffield, were evacuated portion officers behaviour an probe astir a antheral possessing weapons

People person been evacuated from an flat gathering amid concerns implicit a antheral alleged to person weapons.

Roads adjacent the country successful cardinal Sheffield, including the Sheffield Parkway betwixt Park Square roundabout and Derek Dooley Way, are expected to stay closed into this morning.

South Yorkshire Police confirmed they were called to the spot aft 7pm connected Monday with reports a antheral wrong had weapons. A Facebook station from the unit said: "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."

Police and different exigency services remained connected the country successful the Castlegate country of Sheffield aboriginal connected Tuesday. Trams are besides affected by the shutdown with commuters advised to program up and find an alternate route.

Armed constabulary descended connected a roadworthy successful Lewisham, southbound London, yesterday and placed the precocious thoroughfare nether lockdown aft a antheral was seen waving a ample weapon from a window.

Images of a antheral wearing a dressing gown and leaning retired of an upstairs level portion brandishing a ample weapon person been shared connected societal media. Other photographs taken from the country this day amusement a constabulary cordon wrapped astir shops other an HSBC subdivision connected Lewisham High Street.

The subdivision of HSBC other closed arsenic a precaution, and the slope said nary customers oregon unit were involved. At slightest 2 officers successful afloat protective cogwheel and holding ample guns could beryllium seen towards the entranceway of the bank. Further images showed astatine slightest six constabulary vehicles and a occurrence motor parked on the precocious thoroughfare successful betwixt 2 cordons. Armed constabulary were seen advancing toward the gathering soon aft 8pm.

Officers said they were called to a "disturbance" astatine astir 10.45am and stay connected country alongside the London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade. They were speaking to a antheral wrong an code and partially closed Lewisham High Street.

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