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Lincolnshire village 'sealed' as officer hurt Lincolnshire village 'sealed' as officer hurt
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A Lincolnshire village has been sealed off after a police officer was hurt in a firearms incident A Lincolnshire village has been sealed off after a police officer suffered minor injuries in a firearms incident.
A police spokesman said the scene in Sutton St James had been "contained" and expected it to be resolved in a short time. Armed officers are at Chapelgate in Sutton St James and five "containment points" have been set up in the village, a police spokesman said.
The officer was not seriously injured and had not been shot, police added. The spokesman added that the incident was at a residential house and involved one person.
Five "containment points" have been set up in the village, with residents advised to stay in their houses and drivers asked to avoid the area. Residents have been advised to stay in their houses and drivers are being asked by police to avoid the area.
The spokesman said the incident was at a residential house and involved one person. The officer was not seriously injured and had not been shot, police said.
A woman working at the Chapelgate post office in Sutton St James said she had heard that the injured police officer was seen walking into an ambulance and was not badly hurt. Bullet-proof jackets
"The village has been shut down - the police have cars at a lot of the junctions coming into the village and they won't let anybody in," she said. A woman working at the Chapelgate post office in Sutton St James said: "The village has been shut down - the police have cars at a lot of the junctions coming into the village and they won't let anybody in."
Margaret Cawood, who lives on Chapelgate, said: "There are armed officers - three, four, maybe five, just outside.
"There was a helicopter here earlier but now the road is full of vehicles, police incident vehicles and ambulances and people are putting on bullet jackets and things.
"They look as though they are concentrating on one house about 200 feet away."
People who live in the area and who are not already at home have been told not to attempt to go home.People who live in the area and who are not already at home have been told not to attempt to go home.
Those in need of shelter are being directed to the Village Hall in Sutton St. James. Those in need of shelter are being directed to the village hall in Sutton St James.
The village is in the south of the county, close the the border with Norfolk.
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