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Lucy Marshall

Armed police race to Leeds street after 'loud bangs' ring out in car park

Armed police raced to a street in Rothwell on Thursday after 'loud bangs' were heard in a car park.

Police were called to Butcher Lane at 5.41pm on May 11. The force says a gang of men were found causing damage to a car.

The group were spotted throwing a large rock at the windows of a Fiat 500 and residents reported hearing loud bangs.. At least three police cars were spotted in the area, and a cordon was put up while officers conducted enquiries.

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A spokesperson for WYP said: "At 5.41pm yesterday, police received reports of a disturbance in a car park in Butcher Lane, Rothwell, where a number of males were causing damage to a car. Loud bangs had been heard during the incident and armed officers were deployed to the area and a scene was put in place.

"There was no evidence of a firearms discharge found, and the noises heard were believed to have been from the car windows being smashed with a large rock. Enquiries are ongoing into incident."

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