Cops have swarmed a Scots street this evening after reports of gunfire being heard at a property in the West Lothian area.
Glebe Road in Whitburn has been locked down by officers as armed cops and riot vans scrambled to the scene following calls from panicked residents.
Neighbours on the quiet residential street reported seeing flashing lights as at least 10 police cars descended on the area just before 9pm tonight.
Videos from the scene show at least a dozen emergency vehicles parked the length of the road, Edinburgh Live reports.
The Police Scotland helicopter can be heard whirring overhead, but neighbours have been kept in the dark as to the nature of the incident.
One resident told Edinburgh Live: “The lights just appeared outside from nowhere and before we knew it, the entire street was full of police.
“People have been saying there were gunshots earlier in the evening and there are armed police outside.
“We can hear the helicopter from inside the house. It has been going round for about half an hour now but we still don’t really know what is going on.”
Another added: "It was absolutely mental.
"There was a police car and a police van blocking the street out side my window that were there for 20 minutes then a fleet of police cars all came at the same time.
"I counted at least ten before the helicopter arrived."
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident are not yet known.
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