BBC Radio Humberside @RadioHumberside BREAKING: There are reports of gunshots and a man carrying an axe in the Charles Street area of Hull. please log in to view this image
Updates as police close Francis Street and Charles Street in Hull city centre please log in to view this image Police have closed a city centre street after a serious incident. Charles Street, off Freetown Way, has been cordoned off by police and a separate cordon has been placed around the Case Training building in the street. Parts of Raywell Street and Francis Street have also been cordoned off. Onlookers said they saw an injured man with an axe in the street and they have been told not to leave buildings around the area. They also said they heard what sounded like gun shots. Emergency services are at the scene including the ambulance service and fire brigade. http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/upda...9942567-detail/story.html#CcAqpsG4pP2SC14k.99
A 31 year old man has been shot by armed police, official statement says he's getting medical treatment, but locals seem to think he was dead at the scene.
Plod just put a black screen up in the car park (pic on HDM site)... that doesn't sound too promising. Grim.
Someone on the HDM site certainly thinks he might have been a lumberjack... please log in to view this image