London Road reopens after shots fired in Preston

London Road before it reopened. Pic: Blog Preston

London Road has now reopened after shots were fired in Preston.

Reports of a firearms discharge caused road closures including Cranborne Street, London Road and Adelaide Street.

Preston Police asked residents to avoid the area where possible. Bus routes were disrupted as a result. Blog Preston was able to verify that the road had reopened shortly after 1pm.

The firearms discharge took place around 9am on Tuesday (27 February).

A police spokesperson said: “A man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and is current in custody.

“No one is thought to have been injured as a result of the firearms discharged and it is being treated as an isolated incident, with no wider threat to the public.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting log 231 of February 27 2024.

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