Two people injured and staff and students evacuated from the scene in West Sussex
Armed police at Crawley College in West Sussex. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Armed police at Crawley College in West Sussex. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Mon 26 Apr 2021 14.54 EDT
First published on Mon 26 Apr 2021 11.50 EDT
Police have arrested an 18-year-old man near Crawley college after an incident in which two people were injured and students and staff evacuated.
Scores of police rushed to the scene in West Sussex after reports of gunshots on Monday afternoon, which are as yet unverified. Police scoured the college campus for any suspect amid chaos and confusion as to what caused the alert.
Police say two hurt after reports of gunshots near UK college
This content was published on April 26, 2021 - 17:20
April 26, 2021 - 17:20
LONDON (Reuters) - British police said a man had been detained and two people injured, but not seriously, following reports of gunshots near a college in southern England.
Police said they had received multiple calls about the incident at Crawley College shortly after 1400 GMT with footage on social media showing a large number of armed officers at the scene. We have responded to reports of gunshot fire near Crawley College. One man has been detained at the scene, Sussex Police said in a statement.