Police cordon off South Shields street after firearm threat

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Sept, 23:13 · Archive

Police cordoned off a South Shields street after a man was reportedly threatened with a suspected firearm.

Police cordoned off Mile End Road in South Shields town centre on Friday afternoon after a man was reportedly threatened with a suspected firearm near a Jobcentre. Armed officers attended the scene.

How it is being reported

• Armed police descend on Tyneside street after man 'threatened with firearm' near JobcentreChronicleLive · 25 Sept, 22:29
• Police cordon off a South Shields street after a man was reportedly threatened with a suspected firearmShields Gazette · 25 Sept, 22:13

In this story: South Shields · Mile End Road

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