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Man 'seen with weapons' on Chatham balcony Armed police arrest Chatham 'balcony gunman'
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A man has reportedly been seen with weapons on a balcony, prompting armed officers to swoop in on the area and urge people to stay away. Armed police swooped on a block of flats after a man was apparently seen firing weapons from a balcony.
The man was seen on the balcony of a flat in Dock Head Road, Chatham, at about 08:35 BST, Kent Police said. The alleged shooter was seen outside a flat in Dock Head Road, Chatham, at about 08:35 BST, Kent Police said.
Reports on social media suggested the man was seen firing shots near the Dockside Retail Outlet. A video posted on Twitter suggested he was seen firing shots near the Dockside Retail Outlet.
The force has arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of firearms offences, a spokesman said. The force has arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of firearms offences and officers found four suspected imitation firearms at the scene, the force said.
Witness Sandra Pratt told BBC Radio Kent she had heard the sound of gunshots and saw a man "holding a rifle and a pistol". 'Shooting randomly'
She said he had been seen on the top floor of the block of flats and armed police had approached the high-risk and gone inside. Witness Sandra Pratt, who works at the Range shop nearby, told BBC Radio Kent she had heard the sound of gunshots.
Ms Pratt, who works at the Range shop nearby, she said had seen about six officers on the balcony and it seemed the man had been detained. "I heard a lot of shouting and what seemed like gunshot. I looked to my left and there was a guy up on the balcony with a rifle and a pistol.
"So I quickly ran into the shop and we called in any customers wandering by [who had] not realised what was going on and rung the police."
Ms Pratt said the man was on a balcony of a flat on the top floor of the tower block, which she said had about 30 floors.
"He was carrying on for a good half-an-hour," she said.
"We were all in the front of the shop and you could see the pistol and a rifle and you could see the sparks coming off of it. He was just randomly shooting."
It is not known if anyone has been injured.It is not known if anyone has been injured.