Armed police swarm Hull street after reports of group fighting with weapons

Armed police swarmed an East Yorkshire street after reports of a fight involving weapons.
Rebecca Marano
By Rebecca Marano
Published 17th Jul 2022, 07:38 BST
Updated 17th Jul 2022, 07:41 BST

It happened in Reigate Close in Hull at 11.15am on Saturday, July 16.

Humberside Police had received reports that a group of people were fighting and that a man was believed to have been in possession of a weapon.

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Officers, including the dogs and firearms team were immediately deployed to the area.

Humberside Police had received reports that a group of people were fighting and that a man was believed to have been in possession of a weapon. Pictured Reigate Close in Hull. Google.Humberside Police had received reports that a group of people were fighting and that a man was believed to have been in possession of a weapon. Pictured Reigate Close in Hull. Google.
Humberside Police had received reports that a group of people were fighting and that a man was believed to have been in possession of a weapon. Pictured Reigate Close in Hull. Google.

A cordon was put in place and the road closed.

Officers searched the area and found a weapon.

Nobody is thought to have sustained any injuries at this time, Humberside Police said.

No one has been arrested and officers are continuing with lines of enquiries to identify those involved.

Detective Chief Inspector Simon Vickers said: “Those living in the area will see an increased number of officers over the coming days carrying out enquiries and providing reassurance to residents and the local community. Please come and speak to those officers if you have any concerns.

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“We’d like to thank members of the public who have already assisted with our investigation and would ask anyone who has not yet spoken to us and has any information that could assist us to contact our 101 number, quoting log 208 of 16 July”.