THIS is the moment armed police surrounded a man who was believed to have been carrying a gun near the Salvation Army in Warrington town centre.

Police were alerted by a concerned member of the public on August 7 at 8.25pm.

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The witness told the emergency services that they had seen a man armed with a gun.

Firearms officers swiftly attended the scene on Academy Street and located a 35-year-old man who was stopped on suspicion of being in possession of a firearm.

The man was found to be in possession of BB gun.

Officers seized the item and the man was given words of advice, police have confirmed.