BREAKING NEWS: Major on-going incident involving firearm
CHAPELGATE in Sutton St James is currently the scene of a major police operation, believed to involve a firearm, our sister paper the Lincs Free Press reports.
Details are sketchy but one eye witness has reported a shot being taken at a passing police car.
A police officer has been injured and roads around the area have been closed.
A police statement reads: “Lincolnshire Police are currently dealing with an incident at Chapelgate, Sutton St. James.
“The incident is ongoing and we are currently unable to provide further information for operational reasons. An officer has sustained minor injuries during the incident.
“The roads around the area have been closed and diversions put in place. People are being asked to avoid the area around Chapelgate, Sutton St James.”
o Both Norfolk Police and Lincolnshire Police have ruled out any possibility that this incident is connected to this morning’s armed raid at Lynn jewellers Francis Wain in Norfolk Street.
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