A suspected gunman has climbed onto a roof in Brighton this evening as police cordon off surrounding roads.
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Armed police are in Vere Road, near the junction of Ditchling Road, and are using a drone as part of their operation to bring the man down.
A video has been posted online of a officers walking along roofs in Clyde Road.
Some residents have reported hearing gunshots earlier this evening. It has also been reported the man scaled scaffolding to get onto the roofs. and that some tiles have smashed on the ground.
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “Police responded to a disturbance in Ditchling Road at 6pm.
“A section of the road has been closed as officers remain in attendance.
“Members of the public are being advised to avoid the area.
“This is being treated as an isolated incident with no threat to the wider community.”
Police said they could not confirm at this stage whether any shot had been fired, or whether anyone had been hurt.
The police helicopter is also assisting with the incident.
Buses are being diverted to avoid the bottom half of Ditchling Road.
Definetly a lot of shots I thought I heard ten shots were fired from the video on facebook. And someone said someone was injured. Sounds like its serious to warrant that response. What is happening to Brighton?
The ‘shots’ were actually tiles coming off the roof and hitting the pavement. They make a very loud explosive sound.
Roundhill used to be such a nice place to live but when the greens decided to invite every mountebank into the city, the writing was on the wall.
Doesn’t sound like it is that nice if your nasty ass is living there.
That has just got to be one of the dumbest….