Police end hostage situation in central England
UK police ruled out terrorism as a motive after a gunman took two people hostage at a bowling alley in Nuneaton.
British police have ended an armed hostage-taking at a leisure complex in central England, the BBC reported on Sunday.
The BBC quoted the chief executive of MFA Bowl, which owns the bowling alley where the gunman took two staff members hostage, as saying police had stormed the building and ended the siege.
British police earlier in the day said they were dealing with an "ongoing incident" at a leisure park in Nuneaton.
Police told people to avoid the area where witnesses said a gunman had taken two people hostage.
The Warwickshire police on its Twitter feed ruled out terrorism as a motive for the hostage-taking.
Officers are currently dealing with an ongoing incident at Bermuda Park, #Nuneaton. Please avoid the area.
— Warwickshire Police (@warkspolice) October 22, 2017
Officers are dealing with ongoing incident at Bermuda Park, #Nuneaton and confirm this incident is unconnected to any terrorist activity
— Warwickshire Police (@warkspolice) October 22, 2017
One witness told Sky News that she had been told that the gunman was a former employee at the bowling alley at the complex, which includes a cinema, a gym and several restaurants. This could not be immediately confirmed.
Pictures on Twitter showed armed police at the complex and local media reported that roads leading to it had been closed off. Some people were being allowed to leave the complex, another witness told Sky News.
There are reports of gunfire at the complex center in Nuneaton, UK. Police confirm ongoing incident.
— Darren Oatway (@DarrenOatway) October 22, 2017
DEVELOPING pic.twitter.com/SEtSPjo7c0
The Coventry Telegraph newspaper said its reporter had seen an air ambulance land at the scene to join three other ambulances.