Man detained after Walsall church gun drama
A man has been detained under the Mental Health Act following reports of a man seen waving a gun around a Black Country church.
It comes after several people contacted police on Thursday morning to report a man inside St Paul's Church, in Darwall Street, Walsall, brandishing what appeared to be a handgun.
Armed officers were deployed to the area and a police helicopter lifted in a bid locate the man.
Officers also quickly secured and publicised a CCTV image of the suspect.
The appeal prompted further sightings, and together with local enquiries in the area, police were led to a flat in Sandwell Street, where a suspect was arrested just before 8pm on Thursday.
The 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
In a statement on Saturday, a spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "The man has been detained under the Mental Health Act."
