Police investigate gun incident in Halifax town centre

A section of the town centre was cordoned off after police officers responded to reports of a gun incident.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Jan 2018, 13:52 BST
Updated 5th Jan 2018, 13:55 BST
The scene outside the Cat and Fiddle pub.The scene outside the Cat and Fiddle pub.
The scene outside the Cat and Fiddle pub.

They were called to an area outside the Cat and Fiddle pub on Cheapside at just after 11am. There had been a sighting of a gun down a grate.

Police are in the process of reopening a busy Halifax town centre street after sightings of a firearm.

A spokesperson for West Yorkshire police said: "Officers attended the scene and at around 1:30pm they were able to determine that the object was a toy plastic gun."