Armed police swoop on Peterborough home

Armed police have swooped on home in Peterborough.
Police at the scenePolice at the scene
Police at the scene

Officers carrying guns were seen surrounding an address in Belham Road, New England, this afternoon.

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire police said: "We were called today at just after 12pm with reports of a firearm being discharged at a property in Belham Road, Peterborough. "Investigations resulted in a 25-year-old man being arrested at around 2:30pm on suspicion of possession of a firearm with the intention to endanger life. The suspect has been taken to Thorpe Wood Police Station. "