Suspected firearm wrestled from reported armed robber in Shiney Row
Police officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward
A member of staff is reported to have wrestled a suspected firearm out of a man’s hand during an attempted robbery at a premises in Shiney Row.
The incident is reported to have taken place at around 11.45am today.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “We received a report of attempted robbery at a premises on Mill Terrace in the Shiney Row area of Houghton-le-Spring.
“It was reported that a man had entered the premises while in possession of a suspected firearm.
“A member of staff has then been able to wrestle the weapon out of the man’s hands.
“The reported offender, and another man who was reported to be outside the premises at the time, are then reported to have made off in the direction of South View.
“No-one was injured in the incident and a suspected imitation firearm has since been recovered by officers at the scene.
“A full investigation has been launched into the report and enquiries are ongoing.”
Police officers are now urging witnesses or anyone with information to contact them on social media or via the ‘report it’ form on their website.
You can also call 101 and quote reference number NP-20261102-0305.