ARMED police are locked in a stand-off this evening after a man was reported to be "wielding a crossbow" in an AirBnB and "making threats" out of a window.
Residents claim "50" cops have descended on the address in Tamworth, Staffordshire, as a man is reportedly refusing to leave a house.
Police have closed off roads surrounding the scene in Cross Street, Kettlebrook.
BirminghamLive say specially-trained negotiators are also at the scene.
One local resident, Daniel Pratt, told the website: "Finished work but can’t get into my front door because a guy has a crossbow out the window with like 50 cops in the street."
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Staffordshire Police has confirmed that they are at the scene.
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