Man dies following incident at York jewellers

It follows an incident at the store on Coney Street on Tuesday

Author: May NormanPublished 27th Jul 2022

A man has died following an incident at a York jewellers.

At around 4.40pm on Tuesday (26 July), North Yorkshire Police received a number of calls from members of the public reporting a disturbance at the store on Coney Street.

A man was reportedly injured and was taken to hospital.

However police have confirmed he has now died. He was aged in his 30s and from York.

A total of three men, two aged in their 40s and one aged in his 50s have been arrested in connection with the incident.

They remain in police custody for questioning.

North Yorkshire Police spokesman said:

'The circumstances of the incident remain under investigation and we are not in a position to provide any further details at this time.

'We do ask that anyone who was in the Mappin and Webb jeweller's store opposite Boots, or in Coney Street at the junction of Spurriergate and Market Street and saw the disturbance but has not yet spoken to the police, to please get in touch as soon as possible.

'Please call 101 and pass information for incident 405 of 26 July.

'If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can pass information to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.'

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