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Man arrested after armed siege in Thurmaston

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A man has been arrested after an armed siege at a house in Thurmaston, Leicester. The 37-year-old was arrested just after 3am today after the 10-hour stand-off in Manston Close, near Barkby Thorpe Road. Police were called at 5.11 pm yesterday after reports that a firearm had been discharged in the garden of a property in the street. When armed officers arrived at the scene a man had locked himself into the property. People living in local properties were asked to stay indoors and the road was closed to traffic. After lengthy negotiations, the man came out of the property at 3.04am and was arrested on suspicion of making threats to kill. A number of shots, believed to be from an air rifle, were fired at during the incident.
No-one else was in the property during the negotiations and the man has received minor medical treatment. Superintendent Jez Cotrrill said; "Situations like this are thankfully rare but I know some residents have had a disrupted night. " I would like to thank everyone living near the property for their patience and support during the lengthy negotiations. "It has been a very long night for some officers who have all acted with the greatest professionalism. A thirty seven year old man is currently safely in custody at Keyham Lane police station and no one else has been hurt during the incident. " Residents living nearby witnessed the drama as it unfolded. Vicky Jones, 30, who lives in Coleford Road, overlooking the siege scene, said: "I was just making tea when three police cars pulled up and they got out with their guns. "We locked the door and went upstairs, we didn't know what was going on for ages. "More and more police arrived and they were telling people who came out to see what was going on to get back in their homes. "Only police in body armour were going near where it was all happening. Other officers without the flak jackets were throwing things to them." Linda Taylor, 42, of Coleford Road, said: "We saw armed officers going into the section of houses on Manston Close. "We heard loads of swearing and shouting and it continued for quite some time. "We heard shots being fired, they sounded like they were from an air rifle. "One police officer assembled a thick shield which he then put on." Police said extra patrols would be put in place this morning to reassure residents.

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