Gunshots ring out in London, Ont. neighbourhood
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A man is in custody following a weapons investigation in east London, Ont. Wednesday after a citizen reported hearing the sound of gunshots.
A man is in custody following a weapons investigation in London, Ont. on Wednesday.
According to police, at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday members of the London Police Service attended an area of Edmonton Street at Hilton Avenue following a call from a citizen who heard the sound of gunshots.
There was a heavy police presence in the neighbourhood for a few hours, including both the forensic and canine units. Police appeared to be concentrating their investigation on an apartment house on Hilton Avenue.
Since then, a weapon has been recovered and one man is in police custody. Police say there were no reported injuries.
But it’s little consolation for residents and April Curtis and Bobbi-Jo Curtis who say they heard the gunshots ring out Wednesday afternoon.
“I was just relaxing and I heard shots go off. I went to my balcony to see what was going on and just all the cops came. Yeah, it was really creepy and crazy and I fear for my children,” April said.
For Bobbi-Jo, incidents like this are more common than people might think.
