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| Armed police in North Shields stand-off | Armed police in North Shields stand-off |
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| Armed police are involved in a stand-off with a man in North Shields. | Armed police are involved in a stand-off with a man in North Shields. |
| Officers from Northumbria Police were called to Howard Street at about 14:10 BST. | Officers from Northumbria Police were called to Howard Street at about 14:10 BST. |
| Witnesses reported seeing the man waving a gun. Residents and businesses have been evacuated. | Witnesses reported seeing the man waving a gun. Residents and businesses have been evacuated. |
| A police spokeswoman said a cordon had been put in place as a precaution while they attempted to resolve the situation. Howard Street has been closed from Saville Street. | A police spokeswoman said a cordon had been put in place as a precaution while they attempted to resolve the situation. Howard Street has been closed from Saville Street. |
| People in the area told the BBC the man had been shouting at officers from the window of a building. | People in the area told the BBC the man had been shouting at officers from the window of a building. |
| Steven John Robson, who is in an office opposite the scene of the stand-off, said: "People got told to go back indoors so they didn't get hurt. | Steven John Robson, who is in an office opposite the scene of the stand-off, said: "People got told to go back indoors so they didn't get hurt. |
| "He put up a pirate flag so people couldn't see into the window." | "He put up a pirate flag so people couldn't see into the window." |
| Mr Robson said the man was later seen at the window shouting "Take the shot" to the armed officers. | Mr Robson said the man was later seen at the window shouting "Take the shot" to the armed officers. |
| John Briddock, a 60-year-old security guard who has lived in Howard Street for five years, had been out for the day and managed to get into his home from a rear courtyard. | John Briddock, a 60-year-old security guard who has lived in Howard Street for five years, had been out for the day and managed to get into his home from a rear courtyard. |
| He said: "This is the quietest place I have ever lived normally. | He said: "This is the quietest place I have ever lived normally. |
| "We never hear a thing. We are two minutes from the police station." | "We never hear a thing. We are two minutes from the police station." |
| Shortly after 19:00 BST a police van was seen reversing and parking close to the street-level entrance to the building. | |
| The BBC's Lloyd Watson, who is at the scene, said: "Everything does seem to be calming down here. | |
| "A family of three was just brought to the scene and taken inside. Police are still in the property with the man." |