Armed police search Sheffield street after ‘reported shooting’ as two men arrested

Two men were arrested in an operation involving armed police following the discovery of a gun and drugs in a stolen car.
By Claire Lewis
Published 5th Oct 2020, 14:01 BST
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Armed officers were deployed last night after reports of a shooting in Burngreave at around 10pm.

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A 28-year-old man dialled 999 to report that he was shot at by a group of people on Carwood Road who then stole his car.

Armed police were deployed to Walkley, where a car containing a gun and drugs was found last nightArmed police were deployed to Walkley, where a car containing a gun and drugs was found last night
Armed police were deployed to Walkley, where a car containing a gun and drugs was found last night

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South Yorkshire said officers responded but there was no sign that a gun had been fired and there were no injuries.

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A short time later the stolen car was found on the Hoole Street car park in Walkley.

A gun and and drugs were seized from the vehicle and an 18-year man was arrested nearby on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, possession of a firearm and drugs offences.

The 28-year-old man who reported the shooting and theft was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm and being concerned in the supply of drugs.

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