Man arrested after car shot at in Cottingham on Wednesday evening
A man has been arrested after Humberside Police officers were called to Cottingham on Wednesday evening (12th February) following reports a car had been shot at.
Officers received a call at around 9:10pm that a car containing five occupants aged between 16 and 21-years-old, pulled up on Westfield Road to check directions when a man came out of a property and is believed to have fired a shot at the car.
Detective Chief Inspector Ben Robinson leading the investigation said: “The occupants of the car sought safety nearby and armed officers were immediately deployed to the area and on arrival further shots were heard.
“Thankfully nobody sustained any injuries, and a 68-year-old man was immediately arrested at the scene and remains in our custody at this time.
“However, I completely understand an incident of this nature will alarm local residents, and our neighbourhood policing team will be out and about in the area and across Cottingham providing reassurance. If you do have any concerns please do speak to them.
“Officers remain at the scene whilst we explore all lines of enquiry including conducting searches to understand what weapon may have been involved as well as the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“I can confirm that road closures remain in place between Westfield Road between Beverley Road and Riplingham Road at this time.
“We are appealing for anybody with information that may assist with our enquiries, or if you have dashcam or CCTV footage of the area around the time of the incident, to contact us via our non-emergency 101 number, quoting log 503 of 12 February.”
