Man Shot By Police ‘After Pointing Gun At Children’
Written by HFM News on 11th November 2020
A man who was reportedly pointing a gun at children in a Leicestershire village has been shot with rubber bullets by armed police.
Officers were called to reports the man was walking around Sarson Street in Quorn, near Loughborough, with “a long-barrelled firearm” just after midday.
Leicestershire Police said the “less lethal option of a baton round” was used against the man by armed officers.
A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Police said the man, from Quorn, was checked by paramedics for bruising to his arm before being taken into custody.
The road remains cordoned off and officers are in the area carrying out inquiries.
The scene of the incident
Pic: Leicester Media Online
