Gun incidents in Great Britain

After stopping a suspected stolen motorbike in Coventry, West Midlands, police officers found a bag nearby containing a loaded gun. Further searches resulted in the recovery of counterfeit money and a cartridge. The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm, theft of a motor vehicle and driving offences.

Following a concern for welfare report, armed police officers attended an address in Walsall, West Midlands. A man was disarmed at the property and subsequently charged with two offences of possessing a prohibited weapon and one of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.

A man was treated in hospital for critical injuries after being shot on a street in Trafford, Manchester. Police believe the shooting was a targeted attack. No arrests have yet been reported.

After police officers searched a car “potentially linked to criminal activity” in Cannock, Staffordshire, they recovered an ornamental shotgun and two axes from the boot. A man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm in a public place, possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and drug driving.

A man allegedly demanded money after indicating that he had a gun at a shop in Dunsville, South Yorkshire. Firearms officers responded and arrested him on suspicion of armed robbery after intercepting his getaway car.

After allegedly threatening staff with a suspected handgun at a bank in Braintree, Essex, a man fled with stolen cash. Police released an image of a suspect and appealed for information. No arrests have yet been reported.

A man allegedly threatened and attacked staff at a hotel in Manchester. He has since been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, possession of a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place, assault by beating, criminal damage to property and drug offences.

Armed police officers and a force helicopter were deployed following reports that two men on a scrambler bike had pointed a suspected firearm at a woman on a street in Birkenhead, Merseyside. Police appealed for information, but no arrests have yet been reported.

Armed police officers responded following reports of an assault involving a handgun in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The victim suffered minor injuries. After searching two addresses in the city, police officers arrested a man on suspicion of possession of a firearm and assault.

A man from Merthyr Cynog, Powys has been charged with seven offences including two of possessing ammunition for a firearm without a certificate and one of causing criminal damage to property. The ammunition is detailed as four federal 9mm bullet cartridges, three federal Winchester bullet cartridges and five Radway green 5.56mm NATO bulleted cartridges.