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Lucy John

Two more arrested after 'gunshots' incident in Penarth

A total of four people have now been arrested in connection with a firearms incident in Penarth on Thursday.

On Thursday, August 13, armed police were called to the Redlands Road area at around 1.30pm after reports of gunshots.

On the same day a 16-year-old boy from Llanrumney and a 20-year-old man from Heath were both arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm.

A day on from the investigation and detectives have confirmed that two more teens were arrested - a 16-year-old girl from Splott, on suspicion of possession of a firearm, and a 16-year-old boy from Penarth, on suspicion of affray.

Forensics at the scene on Thursday (Matt Horwood)
Redlands Road on Thursday afternoon (WalesOnline/Rob Browne)

Detectives in Penarth are continuing their investigation into an incident in the Redlands Road area of the town.

Detective Chief Inspector Tom Moore said: “We are grateful to the community in Penarth for their patience and understanding yesterday, and for their support as we continue our investigation.

“We are treating this as an isolated incident and we’re not currently looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. However, I’d urge anyone who might know or have seen something which could help our enquiries to contact police, or Crimestoppers anonymously.”

Anyone with any information or video footage of this incident is asked to contact South Wales Police on 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 and quote occurrence 2000293947/incident 675 of August, 13.

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