Woodhouse Street incident: Live as police seal off Leeds road as pictures show scene
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Pictures provided to the Yorkshire Evening Post from the scene show police officers guarding the cordon near to Woodhouse Community Centre.
West Yorkshire Police have been contacted for a statement.
For the latest updates on this ongoing incident check our live blog below:
Live as police seal off Leeds road
Cordon in place
Pictures shared with the Yorkshire Evening Post show a police cordon in place on Woodhouse Street in Leeds.
Cordon in place since last night
A local resident told the Yorskhire Evening Post that police had been at the scene “about 7 or 8 last night” but that people are not sure of exactly what has happened.
He said: “They have told us that there are no injuries but they have given us the absolute bare minimum of information.
“People are just guessing at the minute and that doesn’t help anyone.”
More pictures from the scene
We have been provided the below pictures from the scene of the cordon, which has been in place on Woodhouse Street since Tuesday evening.
One resident said that the cordon is in place from the community centre to Christopher Road.
“It’s making people make the worst possible assumptions"
One resident said:
They’ve given no indication of what’s happened.
They’ve said there’s no injuries and the ongoing closure seems to be causing unneccesary panic.
Full police statement as officers investigate “firearms discharge"
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said:
Detectives are appealing for information following a firearm discharge in Leeds.
At 6.47pm last night, police were called to Woodhouse Street following reports of loud bangs being heard and a male being seen in the street with what appeared to be a firearm.
The incident occurred near to the junction with Pennington Street.
A scene has been put in place to undergo forensic examination and specialist searches.
Detectives from West Yorkshire Police Firearms Prevent Investigation Team are leading the investigation.
Detective Inspector Phil Hughes said: “The criminal use of firearms is something we will always treat extremely seriously, and we are carrying out extensive enquiries to establish the full circumstances and identify those involved.
“We would like to hear from anyone who witnessed any part of this incident or who has any information that could assist the investigation, particularly anyone who was driving in the area and has relevant dashcam footage.
“We appreciate that an incident of this nature will cause understandable concern in the community, and we will be continuing to liaise with our colleagues at Leeds District who will be maintaining an increased presence in the area to reassure people.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact officers via 101 quoting crime reference 13230328449 or online via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/101livechat
Information can be given anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.