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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 suffered minor injuries in a firearms incident. | A Lincolnshire village has been sealed off after a police officer suffered minor injuries in a firearms incident. |
| Armed officers are at Chapelgate in Sutton St James and five "containment points" have been set up in the village, a police spokesman said. | 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 spokesman added that the incident was at a residential house and involved one person. | The spokesman added that the incident was at a residential house and involved one person. |
| Residents have been advised to stay in their houses and drivers are being asked by police 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 officer was not seriously injured and had not been shot, police said. | The officer was not seriously injured and had not been shot, police said. |
| Bullet-proof jackets | Bullet-proof jackets |
| 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." | 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. | 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. | "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." | "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 were being directed to the village hall in Sutton St James but police are now asking residents coming home to go to the primary school in Bell's Drove. | Those in need of shelter were being directed to the village hall in Sutton St James but police are now asking residents coming home to go to the primary school in Bell's Drove. |
| The village is in the south of the county, close to the border with Norfolk. | |
| Are you in Sutton St James? Did you witness the incident? Have you left the village centre? Send us your stories using the form below. | Are you in Sutton St James? Did you witness the incident? Have you left the village centre? Send us your stories using the form below. |
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