Armed police respond to incident in Gloucester

A man has since been arrested

Author: Jess PaynePublished 26th Mar 2025

A man has been arrested after armed police officers responded to an incident in Gloucester on Wednesday (26th March).

At around 3:50pm, officers received a report that a man had been seen in Barton Street with a weapon.

Armed officers were deployed and a man has been arrested.

Gloucester Neighbourhood Policing Inspector Ash Gardner said: "We're in the early stages of an investigation and work is ongoing to establish what exactly has taken place.

"It is believed there may have been an altercation inside a shop and we're trying to identify who else may be involved and what happened.

"Some roads were closed while we've been in attendance and I'd like to thank those who live and work in the local area for their patience during this time."

Hear all the latest news from across the UK on the hour, every hour, on Greatest Hits Radio on DAB, smartspeaker, at greatesthitsradio.co.uk, and on the Rayo app.