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<\/p>\nPolice were subject to a sustained attack throughout a four-hour period<\/p>\n
PSNI stock image (Image: Kelvin Boyes \/ Press Eye)<\/p>\n
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after firing a crossbow at police and brandishing a sword in Co Down<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n Police were called to the Moorfield Court area of Kilkeel<\/a> at around 9pm on Sunday, April 19, after members of the public reported a man in a balaclava armed with a crossbow was in the street threatening residents.<\/p>\n A “prolonged stand-off ensured” after police arrived at the scene, as the suspect retreated to a nearby house. Police and specialist armed response crews were subject to a “sustained attack” from within the property over a four hour period.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Kids on electric bikes caught driving through North Belfast streets ‘at speed’<\/a>READ MORE: Police probe ‘deliberate’ blaze at derelict hotel in Ballycastle<\/a><\/p>\n During this time, they were threatened<\/a> with a large sword and targeted with crossbow bolts, which narrowly missed responding officers.<\/p>\n The use of Attenuating Energy Projectiles (AEPs) and a Conducted Energy Device (CED) – also known as plastic baton rounds and tasers respectively – were authorised during the police operation.<\/p>\n Police<\/a> said they were used to prevent the man from harming himself or anyone else, and to enable police to safely remove him from the house. The suspect, a 40-year-old man, was securely detained and placed in police custody.<\/p>\n District Commander Superintendent Lynne Corbett said: \u201cThe officers who responded to this incident, both local uniform crews and specialist resources, should be commended for the bravery and professionalism shown in what must have been a frightening situation. The ability to hold your nerve, remain calm and prioritise the safety of not only the public but also the suspect, in the face of continuous potentially life-threatening attack, is something that should not be underestimated.<\/p>\n “The arrested man received appropriate medical review following the incident and will now be questioned on suspicion of a number of extremely serious offences including attempted murder, making threats to kill and possession of an offensive weapon.<\/p>\n “I would also like to express my thanks to local residents for the co-operation shown whilst we worked to bring the situation to a safe conclusion, and I am appealing to anyone in the local area with information that could assist the police investigation to please get in touch with us.<\/p>\n “We would also like to hear from anyone who may have captured CCTV, door-bell or any other footage in the area. Please call 101, quoting reference 1550 19\/04\/26 or submit info online via http:\/\/www.psni.police.uk\/makeareport\/<\/a><\/p>\n “You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org<\/a> \u201d<\/p>\n For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here<\/a> and sign up to our daily newsletter<\/a> here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police were subject to a sustained attack throughout a four-hour period PSNI stock image (Image: Kelvin Boyes \/…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18197,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2947,61,326,8358,2864,5,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-18196","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"tag-co-down","9":"tag-crime","10":"tag-iya-alert-county","11":"tag-kilkeel","12":"tag-psni","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116438909784350762","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}