Bomb squad race to Sheffield high-rise flats where gun was found

The bomb squad has been called to a block of flats in Sheffield where a gun was found yesterday.
By Claire Lewis
Published 8th Sep 2020, 14:20 BST
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The firearm was found during a search of a flat in the Cliff Block on Deer Park View, Stannington.

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A 36-year-old man arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm remains in police custody today.

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During yesterday’s arrest, firefighters were called as a precaution after information emerged about chemicals stored at the flat.

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Some residents in the tower block were evacuated as a precaution until substances were removed.

Today, police remain at the scene and the army’s bomb squad has arrived.

South Yorkshire Police said: “The man arrested yesterday on suspicion of possession of a firearm remains in police custody.

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"Our enquiries are ongoing, and officers remain at the scene to carry out a search of an address in Deer Park View.”

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