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Compton Road Harehills: Live as police seal off Leeds street during incident and pictures show white forensic tent

By Charles Gray

Published 15th Feb 2023, 08:23 BST

Updated 15th Feb 2023, 09:43 BST

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A road in Leeds has been cordoned off due to an ongoing police incident.

Traffic has been blocked in both directions on Compton Road in Harehills this morning (Wednesday) and is causing “heavy traffic”, according to the AA.

On their live traffic site the AA says that the incident was first reported at 4.16am this morning and writes: “Road closed and heavy traffic due to police incident on Compton Road both ways from Stoney Rock Lane to B6159 Harehills Lane.”

Pictures from the scene show police officers guarding the area.

A white forensic tent can also be seen in the images.

For the latest updates on this ongoing incident follow our live blog below.

Compton Road in Harehills cordoned off with police incident ongoing

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We are currently awaiting a statement from West Yorkshire Police about this incident.

Wed, 15 Feb, 2023, 08:30 BST

‘Heavy traffic’ due to road closure

The AA has said that the incident was first reported to them at 4.16am and writes: “Road closed and heavy traffic due to police incident on Compton Road both ways from Stoney Rock Lane to B6159 Harehills Lane.”