Armed police lockdown Wolverhampton street days after fatal shooting
West Midlands Police officers were called to reports of a man spotted with a firearm
Armed police descended on a street in Wolverhampton - just days after a fatal shooting in the city.
People living in Dickinson Avenue, Low Hill, were shocked at the sight of firearms officers flooding the road on Tuesday.
Officers were seen outside homes after reports of a man in possession of a gun.
Concerned residents took to social media after armed officers arrived at around 7pm.
West Midlands Police said no arrests were made but did not offer further details of the operation.
A spokesman said: "Armed officers were called to Dickinson Avenue in the Low Hill area of Wolverhampton after receiving information suggesting a man may be in possession of a firearm.
"No arrests were made."
It came as extra armed police patrols had been carried out over the weekend and Monday following the shooting of Dwaine Haughton.
Mr Haughton died from a gunshot wound after he was attacked in Park Village on Friday evening.
The 24-year-old was shot dead in what police describe as a targeted attack.
Detectives scouring the city for the killer are yet to make any arrests five days after the gunman opened fire.
The gun attack came days after shots were fired outside The Gatehouse Pub, in Mercury Drive, off Stafford Road.
Terrified customers were shut inside as men armed with machetes arrived at the pub at around 6pm on July 14.
A man in a motorcycle helmet is understood to have fired several shots at the pub's beer garden before fleeing in a car.
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