West Mercia Police have provided a major update following reports that a man was seen ‘armed with a firearm’ at a children’s football match in Herefordshire.
Matches at Ledbury Rugby Club were delayed on Saturday morning due to the incident.
A spokesperson told Your Herefordshire:
“We were called to Ledbury Rugby Football Club following a report of that a person had been seen with a firearm.
“Officers attended and a search of the area was carried out but no suspect or firearm were located.
“It later became clear that the sighting took place several hours before it was reported to police.”
