Armed police in market city stand-off with ‘gunman’

Armed police have been locked in a six-hour stand-off in a quiet market town following reports of a man with a gun.

Neighbours were told to stay indoors as dozens of officers, including many wearing masks and carrying weapons, descended on the cul-de-sac in Stanningley, near Leeds.

Ambulance crews and trained negotiators are also at the scene to try and reach a ‘safe conclusion’.

Police were initially called to a domestic-related incident at a house on the sleepy street but quickly withdrew after a man at the address was seemingly in possession of a weapon.

A cordon has been set up and police have confirmed that the man is the only person at the home and there is no risk to the wider community.

A cordon has been set up around a house where a man has reportedly been wielding a handgun in a market town in Leeds

Witnesses from the scene said they saw a man hanging out of an upstairs window at the house and drones have been spotted flying overhead.  

One resident who lives nearby told Leeds Live: ‘They’ve just said it’s an incident they won’t say anything else.’

Another added: ‘I’ve never seen anything like this before.