警方武装回应盖茨赫德市中心停车场的枪支威胁;五人被捕,没有发现武器。 Police armed response to gun threat at Gateshead’s Metrocentre parking lot; five arrested, no weapons found.

12月27日, 下午2点15分前不久, 一名男子在黄色多层停车场上挥舞枪支, 武装警察回应了盖茨赫德市中心在12月27日的泊车纠纷。 Armed police responded to a parking dispute at Gateshead’s Metrocentre on December 27, shortly before 2:15 p.m., after reports a man brandished a firearm in the Yellow multi-storey car park. 没有发现任何武器,但有5人被逮捕并保释,其中4人为18至23岁男子,1人为17岁男童。 No weapons were found, but five people—four men aged 18 to 23 and a 17-year-old boy—were arrested and released on bail. Northumbria警察证实,该事件与恐怖主义无关,称为防范反应,并敦促公众避免投机。 Northumbria Police confirmed the incident was not terrorism-related, called the response precautionary, and urged the public to avoid speculation.