Armed police called out and school locked down in Bristol
Police received reports of a man with a bladed weapon
Armed police have been called out and a school locked down for a time in one part of Bristol.
Police received reports earlier today (Thursday 24th September 2026) of someone potentially with a weapon near to Barton Hill Academy in the Barton Hill area of the city.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said:
“At 2.23pm we received a report of a man seen with a bladed weapon behind a disused building in Queen Ann Road.
“As a precaution, armed officers were deployed and have carried out searches in the surrounding area, however no weapon has been found.
“While searches were ongoing, a nearby school was asked to briefly keep its pupils on the school grounds, but they have since been released.”