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| Police surround Sheffield brewery after reports man entered with gun | |
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| Armed police have surrounded a disused brewery in Sheffield and closed the roads around it after reports that a man was seen entering the building with a gun. | Armed police have surrounded a disused brewery in Sheffield and closed the roads around it after reports that a man was seen entering the building with a gun. |
| South Yorkshire police said they had received reports early on Friday morning that a man carrying what was believed to be a gun was seen entering the former Stones brewery on Neepsend Lane, north of Sheffield city centre. | |
| Members of the public have been warned to stay away, with closed roads expected to cause traffic problems while officers continue to search for the suspected gunman. | Members of the public have been warned to stay away, with closed roads expected to cause traffic problems while officers continue to search for the suspected gunman. |
| Armed police and police dogs outside a disused brewery where a gunman was last seen at 5.15am today pic.twitter.com/X3ewNRmM7s | Armed police and police dogs outside a disused brewery where a gunman was last seen at 5.15am today pic.twitter.com/X3ewNRmM7s |
| Armed officers were deployed as soon as the first reports of the gunman were received, police said. They continue to scour the area. | Armed officers were deployed as soon as the first reports of the gunman were received, police said. They continue to scour the area. |
| The force said in a statement: “The area being searched for the man within the brewery and disused land is vast and to ensure the public’s safety while this is carried out, a number of roads have been cordoned off and will remain closed throughout the morning.” | The force said in a statement: “The area being searched for the man within the brewery and disused land is vast and to ensure the public’s safety while this is carried out, a number of roads have been cordoned off and will remain closed throughout the morning.” |
| Ben Monnie, 38, who lives locally, told Sheffield’s The Star: “It’s concerning that there’s a gunman reported at large. This is a major bus route and a residential area, there are lots of young people and families. | Ben Monnie, 38, who lives locally, told Sheffield’s The Star: “It’s concerning that there’s a gunman reported at large. This is a major bus route and a residential area, there are lots of young people and families. |
| “It’s normally very quiet here. I’m quite shocked, I have only lived in Sheffield for 18 months and gun crime here isn’t something I have heard of.” | “It’s normally very quiet here. I’m quite shocked, I have only lived in Sheffield for 18 months and gun crime here isn’t something I have heard of.” |