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West Bromwich flats evacuated as police negotiate with man Arrest after man barricades himself in West Bromwich flat
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Police negotiators are talking to a man who is possibly armed and has "barricaded himself inside a flat" in the West Midlands. An arrest has been made, after police negotiators were talking to a man who was possibly armed and had barricaded himself inside a flat.
Officers were called to reports of a firearms incident on Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, on Sunday night.Officers were called to reports of a firearms incident on Birmingham Road, West Bromwich, on Sunday night.
"On arrival a 53-year-old man barricaded himself inside a flat and is refusing to come out," a police spokesperson said. A 53-year-old man was arrested on Monday afternoon on suspicion of making threats to kill.
Residents in some neighbouring flats have been evacuated as a precaution. Residents in some flats were evacuated as a precaution although people will now be allowed back home, police say.
The road has also been closed at the junction of Beeches Road and Bagnall Street, the force tweeted.
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