Armed police respond in Leeds after reports of man seen with handgun on Dewsbury Road
By Charles Gray
Published 20th Jan 2025, 10:05 GMT
Armed police responded in Leeds following reports that a man was seen with a gun.
At 2.16pm yesterday (Sunday), police received a report to suggest a man had been seen by a garage in Dewsbury Road with a handgun.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Armed officers were deployed to the location and arrested a man on suspicion of possessing a firearm.
“He was taken into custody while officers searched the garage and carried out extensive CCTV enquiries.
“No firearm was located following these enquiries and the man was later released without charge.”