Kevin Scott

2 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Abdullah Sabri |Kevin Scott |Gareth Hanna |Kurtis Reid

On Sunday just before 9.30pm, it was reported that a man with a gun was at a High Street business. Videos posted to social media show PSNI armed response officers approach a man with weapons drawn. The specialist officers can be heard shouting to the man in a taxi company's doorway to drop a gun. In one of the videos the man appeared to identify himself as a veteran who had served tours of Iraq and Afghanistan.

2 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Abdullah Sabri |Kevin Scott |Gareth Hanna

Police have been praised for their work in detaining a man following the incident which took place on Sunday evening. Videos posted to social media show armed response officers approach a male with guns drawn. The specialist officers can be heard shouting to a male in a shop doorway to drop a “gun”. In one of the videos the man appeared to identify himself as a veteran. Several residents reported hearing shots and loud bangs.

2 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Abdullah Sabri |Kevin Scott |Gareth Hanna

Videos posted to social media show armed response officers approach a male with guns drawn. The specialist officers can be heard shouting to a male in a shop doorway to drop a “gun”. In one of the videos the man appeared to identify himself as a veteran. Several residents reported hearing shots and loud bangs, however, police have not yet confirmed if any shots were fired.

2 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Gareth Hanna |Abdullah Sabri |Kevin Scott

Videos posted to social media show armed response officers approach a male with guns drawn. The specialist officers can be heard shouting to a male in a shop doorway to drop a “gun”. Several residents reported hearing shots and loud bangs, however, police have not yet confirmed if any shots were fired. Alliance MLA Connie Egan told Radio Ulster: “My understanding is the shots fired were PSNI warning shots, which is the appropriate thing to do in that situation.

2 weeks ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Abdullah Sabri |Kevin Scott

Police have detained a man following a major firearms incident in the High Street area of Bangor. Videos posted to social media show armed response officers approach a male with guns drawn. The specialist officers can be heard shouting to a male in a shop doorway to drop a “gun”. Several residents reported hearing shots and loud bangs, however, police have not yet confirmed if any shots were fired. Around 25 heavily armed officers were at the scene of the incident.