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Armed police arrest man in raid on Hull house

Eleanor MaslinEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
BBC A man is led out of a house by two armed police officers in black tactical gear. The man is wearing a black and yellow jacket and has short brown hair.BBC
A man was arrested after a warrant was executed on a property in Beverley Road

A man has been arrested by armed police at a house in Hull.

Humberside Police said officers arrived at the property on Beverley Road to execute a warrant.

The man allegedly barricaded himself inside the property in an attempt to evade arrest.

He was arrested on suspicion of affray and remains in police custody.

Cones are placed across a road next to traffic lights and a bridge in a city. A sign says "Road closed" and a police car is parked in front of it. There is also a police van, an ambulance and firefighters.
Part of Beverley Road was closed during the incident

Beverley Road was closed at about 23:30 GMT on Thursday between the junctions for De Grey Street and Queens Road.

Reporting from the scene for BBC Radio Humberside, Sally Fairfax said there were eight or nine police vehicles between the junctions.

She added the closure was affecting some parents taking their children to Stepney Primary School.

Phillip Norton/BBC Two armed police in black outfits and helmets are standing on a street in front of a police car. One is looking up and the other is aiming a gun.Phillip Norton/BBC
Armed police were at the scene

Freya Wigham, a teaching assistant at Kelvin Hall School, was on her commute to work earlier and tried to find a way through.

The 24-year-old said: "It's a little bit scary to see so many police officers so well armed, not saying anything and being so quiet and still.

"I would say hopefully it's nothing, but clearly it's not."

Sally Fairfax/BBC A woman in a bright blue fleece wearing a backpack and a blue helmet. She has rectangular glasses and is smiling at the camera. Her arms appear to be reached out holding a bike. A road is behind her with a few vehicles driving on it.Sally Fairfax/BBC
Freya Wigham said seeing so many police officers was "a little bit scary"

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