Main road into Preston city centre reopens after shooting incident

A main road into Preston city centre has now reopened after a shooting incident.

Police closed off a 70m stretch of London Road around its junction with Salmon Street this morning, after a gun was discharged in the area. While Post reporters were at the scene, police officers monitoring the area had to arrest a man who refused to obey their orders to keep out.

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The cordons remained in place for several hours, with traffic disruption building in the New Hall Lane area and around the Capitol Centre. Cars were being forced to make u-turns, blocking up side streets and putting extra pressure on New Hall Lane.

What was it all about?

Preston Police were called at around 9am today to reports of a firearms discharge in the vicinity of London Road, Preston. A man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and is currently in custody.

No one is thought to have been injured as a result of the firearms discharge, and it is being treated as an isolated incident, with no wider threat to the public.