Firearms officers called to Barnsley village after reports of shooting on residential street
A man has been arrested as police investigate a shooting in a small South Yorkshire village.
Just before 10pm on Wednesday, January 21, South Yorkshire Police were called to reports of damage caused to a building on Cemetery Road, in the Jump area of Barnsley.
Firearms officers attended and assessed the damage, while police trawled CCTV.
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A spokesperson for the force has now said that the damage is believed to have been caused by a firearm.
Officers remain on the scene as investigations continue, and there have been no reports of injuries.
A 58-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and remains in police custody.
A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson added: “At 9.45pm last night (Wednesday, January 21) we were called to reports that damage had been caused to a building in Cemetery Road, Barnsley.
“Officers attended the scene to carry out CCTV trawls and firearms officers were further called to assess the damage, which is now believed to have been caused by a firearm.
“A 58-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and remains in police custody.”
Anyone with information or footage showing what happened is being asked to call 101 or report online quoting incident number 1,013 of January 21, 2026.