Police say no threat to public following search for 'man with gun' in Neepsend
Following the search and enquiries carried out, police say they're confident there is no substantive evidence to this report.
Police in Sheffield who've been searching for a man who may have had a gun say they're now confident there's no threat to the public.
Multiple roads in Neepsend were closed off for almost seven hours as the area was put into lockdown.
They were called at 5.15am to reports of a man with a gun going into a disused brewery.
Following the search and enquiries carried out, police say they're confident there is no substantive evidence to this report.
Superintendent Scott Green said: “In the current climate, we will always take any report of this nature seriously and put measures in place to ensure the safety of the public as this is and will always be paramount.
“I want to thank the public for their patience and understanding with this incident, as there has been major disruption in Sheffield this morning and we appreciate this has caused significant traffic delays and people being unable to attend their place of work and go about their daily business.
“I would always encourage anyone to report incidents of this nature to the police, as we will always take action to ensure the city is kept safe and free from harm.”