Statement after armed police swoop on Leeds city centre
Armed police swooped on Leeds city centre to make an arrest this week.
A statement has been issued after armed police swooped on Leeds city centre to make an arrest.
Officers carried out a pre-planned arrest of a suspect in The Headrow on Tuesday (April 14) afternoon. One person was arrested as part of an ongoing investigation, West Yorkshire Police have said.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the force said: “Armed Police carried out an arrest operation on the Headrow in Leeds at 3.55pm yesterday (April 14).
“A person was arrested in relation to an ongoing investigation.”
Police remained at the scene throughout the evening. In a further update, the force revealed that the arrest was part of an investigation into a shooting at a football pitch in West Yorkshire last week (April 8).
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