Police cordon off street near Leeds General Infirmary hospital
Police have cordoned off a street near Leeds General Infirmary this evening.
Pictures show a cordon in place at Calverley Street in the city centre tonight (February 25). It comes just 24 hours after armed officers were seen at the hospital after a man was checked in with ‘gunshot wounds’.
A police car can be seen in front of the cordon. It remained in place around 9pm on Wednesday evening.
Our reporter was at the scene this evening, and police at the cordon confirmed it was not related to yesterday's incident.
Traffic is currently being diverted away from the area, and people were also turned away Our reporter also said he could also see a couple of ambulances parked up within the cordon.
In an update from the scene, our reporter confirmed that the cordon remained in place as of 9.30pm.
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