Sheepscar: Armed police swoop on Leeds suburb after man spotted with weapon

Armed police swooped on a Leeds suburb after reports a man was spotted with a weapon.

The incident, that happened in Sheepscar, was reported shortly after 4pm yesterday (June 30).

A man was arrested on Cherry Row in Burmantofts after an earlier incident on June 30.placeholder image
A man was arrested on Cherry Row in Burmantofts after an earlier incident on June 30. | Google/National World

At the scene, cops found a man with a minor head injury.

A short time later, a suspect was tracked down and arrested on Cherry Row in Burmantofts.

He was held on suspicion of a public order offence and Section 47 assault.

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