Cedar Place Armley: Updates as armed police swarm Leeds street after 'gunshots heard' and man injured
A man has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the leg in Leeds.
Police were told that gunshots were heard at a property on Cedar Place in Armley in the early hours of this morning (July 7).
It sparked a huge emergency response, including armed officers who scrambled to the scene.
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “It was also reported that a man had been injured and people had been seen leaving the address on what was believed to be an electric motorbike.”
When they arrived at the scene, officers found a man with a leg injury, which they said “appeared to be consistent with the discharge of a firearm”.
The wounded man was taken to hospital, where he is being treated for his injuries. Police said his wounds are not believed to be life-threatening.
A cordon remains in place at the scene as detectives from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team continue their investigation.
West Yorkshire Police has urged anyone with information to come forward. Those who can help with the investigation should call 101, quoting log 0071 of July 7.
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