A manhunt is underway
Police were called to the scene(Image: ASP)
Armed police swarmed residential streets in north Manchester on Thursday afternoon (June 5) with a nearby primary school ‘on lockdown’ following reports of a man with a knife.
A National Police Air Service helicopter was seen circling overhead in New Moston with police ‘all over’ nearby Nuthurst Road, Moston Lane East and Parkhurst Avenue.
Witnesses also reported seeing entrances to nearby Nurhurst Park ‘surrounded’ by the armed officers at around 3pm.
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Greater Manchester Police confirmed that officers had been called to a doctor’s surgery on Moston Lane East after a member of staff was threated with a knife.
An NPAS helicopter circled overhead to trace the suspect(Image: ASP)
The suspect then fled from the surgery with enquiries now ongoing to trace him. No injuries were reported in the incident.
With the armed man at large, nearby New Moston Primary School then went into lockdown ‘as a precaution’, police confirmed.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: “Emergency services were called to reports of a concern for welfare on Moston Lane East in Moston at around 2:17pm this afternoon.
Armed officers descended on Moston Lane East(Image: ASP)
“A man threated a member of staff at a doctor’s surgery with a knife and then made off from the surgery. Enquiries are ongoing to locate the man. No injuries have been reported.
“As a precaution a nearby primary school decided to go into lockdown.”
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