▶️ Man arrested following firearms incident in Spencerville

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch
Feb 22, 2025 |

A man has been arrested by armed police following a firearms at a Spencerville house.

A police spokesman told chrislynchmedia.com: “enquires were being made at an address with cordons in place.

Some staff are armed as a precaution.”

Chrislynchmedia.com understands a man was seen pointing a gun at a woman at the Heyders Road address.

St John was called to the scene and stationed at a police cordon. Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) staff were also deployed to the area.

A woman at Spencer Park said she was unable to leave due to police cordons, while the park was blocked off to anyone trying to enter.

A neighbour told chrislynchmedia.com they heard yelling from the house before armed police arrived.

Video sent to chrislynchmedia.com shows armed police approaching the house and calling for the man to surrender.

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch

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