One person is believed to have been killed and another injured in a shooting during a suspected armed robbery at a bank.
One person is believed to have been killed and another injured in a shooting during a suspected armed robbery at a bank.
Hampshire Police were deployed to the incident outside a branch of the HSBC in Bournemouth Road, Chandlers Ford in Southampton on Thursday.
Hampshire Police were deployed to the incident outside a branch of the HSBC in Bournemouth Road, Chandlers Ford in Southampton on Thursday.
A force spokesman said officers were involved in a joint operation with the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad.
A force spokesman said officers were involved in a joint operation with the Metropolitan Police Flying Squad.
Ambulances are at the scene. An eyewitness said: "I heard three shots."
Ambulances are at the scene. An eyewitness said: "I heard three shots."
I knew it was the sound of bullets immediately An eyewitness
She added: "As I looked over the balcony edge I could see an unmarked police car and there were four police officers that had got out of the car."
She added: "As I looked over the balcony edge I could see an unmarked police car and there were four police officers that had got out of the car."
Employees at Mann & Co estate agents, just yards from where the shooting happened rushed out of the back of their officers when they heard the gunshots on Thursday morning.
One said: "I knew it was the sound of bullets immediately.
"Everyone just ran to get as far away as possible.
"The police must have been tipped off.
"One customer told us they saw police officers running out of the public toilets just near to the bank and then they heard the shots.
"This is out of the ordinary for sleepy Chandler's Ford so we are all a bit shook up."
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