Police were called to Hatfield Way in Witham after receiving reports of a man with a gun Picture: EDMUND CROSTHWAITE (Image: Archant)
Police swarmed to an address in Witham yesterday evening after receiving reports of a man brandishing with what was believed to be a gun.
Police were called at around 5.45pm to reports of a man acting suspiciously at an address in Hatfield Way.
A spokesman for Essex police said: “We were called around 5.45pm on Sunday, April 29, with reports that a man was seen acting suspiciously with what was believed to be a gun at an address off of Hatfield Way in Witham.
“Officers arrived and established the firearm was a BB gun.
“A 45-year-old man from Witham was arrested on suspicion of possession of an imitation firearm and affray.”
She added that the man remains in custody while being questioned by detectives.
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