A resident at The Gateway told The Independent: “Police evacuated The Gateway building just after 7:30pm, residents were then told by police just after 9pm that Ponds Forge leisure centre was being set up to receive residents so we headed there.”.
Major police incident as roads evacuated and armed officers surround Sheffield flats The man, who allegedly has weapons, poses a risk to himself, say police.
South Yorkshire Police closed the road after they responded to concerns for a man at The Gateway apartment building near Broad Street, Sheffield, just after 7pm on Monday.
Residents have been evacuated from their homes after police were called to reports of a man alleged to have weapons inside a property.
They said: “We responded to concerns for a man inside a property, alleged to have weapons and pose a risk to himself.”.
