Oxgangs Crescent incident: Armed police called to Edinburgh street following report of ‘man with weapon’

Armed police were called to an Edinburgh street following a report of a man in possession of a weapon.

Officers attended the property in the city’s Oxgangs Crescent in the early hours of Friday.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Chief Inspector Scott Richardson said: “Officers, including specialist firearms officers, attended an address in Oxgangs Crescent, Edinburgh, in the early hours of Friday, 21 May, following a report of a man in possession of a weapon.

Armed police were called to the address in Oxgangs Crescent. Pic: Google

“A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident and enquiries are continuing.”

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