ARMED police were called out in the Birchwood area of Warrington yesterday evening following reports of a man carrying a firearm and shooting at birds in a park.
Police are now appealing for witnesses following the incident near to Pheasant Close, Birchwood at around 6.40 pm.
A Cheshire Police spokesperson said:” At 6.40pm on Tuesday 18 May police received reports of a man potentially carrying a firearm in the Birchwood area of Warrington.
“The man is believed to have fired the weapon at birds in a park near to Pheasant Close.
“Local officers, supported by armed officers as a precaution, attended the scene and made a thorough search of the area but there was no trace of the man.
“Officers remained in the area for a number of hours to provide reassurance and enquiries are continuing.
Anyone with any information is urged to call Cheshire Police on 101 quoting IML 991204 or via www.cheshire.police.uk/tua
Information can also be passed on anonymously, via Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.
2 Comments
“Armed Police respond”????
If they wern’t armed, I would think they were NOT the police.
Only an idiot would respond to a call involving a man with a gun withour a gun of their own.
Last evening at18.38pm we saw a man with a firearm at Moore. We reported the incident but nobody attended.