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21
May 2022
Police search of Harrogate's Pinewoods found nobody with a weapon
North Yorkshire Police has said that officers were unable to find anyone with a weapon following reports of gunfire in the Pinewoods last night.
In a statement published just after 11am today, police said that enquiries with residents revealed there had been “no sightings of anyone carrying a weapon”.
Armed officers sealed off the woodland and a police helicopter was deployed shortly after 5pm.
The statement said:
A police spokesman added that they believed the initial report "was made with good intent" and "We take all reports of this nature extremely seriously".
Numerous residents told the Stray Ferret last night and today they had heard three gunshots.
Read more:
- Armed police close off Pinewoods after suspected gunfire
- Pinewoods gunfire: ‘Children were playing – people were terrified’
Responding to the police statement, one resident remain convinced they heard gunfire.
They also disputed the claim that police, whose Harrogate headquarters is less than a mile away, responded "immediately" and said one man was seen being detained in a police van before being later released.
The woman said:
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