Bangor capturing: Police detain man after ‘a number of pictures fired’ on excessive road | UK | News | EUROtoday

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has cautioned the general public to maintain away from Bangor’s High Street following a horrifying ‘incident’ on Sunday (May 18), which concerned a number of pictures being fired as residents went about their evenings.

A big contingent of armed police was shortly dispatched in response to the firearms disturbance, with each marked and unmarked automobiles seen racing at excessive pace to the situation, deploying roughly 30 officers onto the excessive road in County Antrim.

Footage capturing the dramatic confrontation swiftly unfold throughout social media platforms, exhibiting armed officers shouting on the man to “put the gun down” whereas he remained positioned within the entrance of the workplaces of a neighborhood taxi firm.

At the identical time, locals had been suggested to avoid the neighborhood, as footage emerged exhibiting a person being rigorously led to security by two valiant armed officers utilizing their our bodies to protect them from hurt.

Bangor’s High Street stays sectioned off because the authorities examine the incident. Advisories to keep away from the world are nonetheless in place.

In a late-night announcement at 12.30am on Monday (May 19), the PSNI Ards and North Down acknowledged: “A man has been detained by police in relation to the earlier incident in the High Street area of Bangor.

“Cordons stay in place as officers perform investigative enquiries. We recognize the general public’s persistence and ask that you just nonetheless proceed to keep away from the world right now.”

Initial reports indicate that the suspect is receiving medical care after the standoff with police where it appears he told officers that he was a British Army veteran.

Councillor Pete Wray for the Ards Peninsula confirmed: “Male has been detained and the world is secure.”

He also expressed his gratitude to the forces saying, “It’s been a difficult weekend for the PSNI in Ards and North Down, and I thank them for his or her service as at all times.”