BREAKING Armed police respond to reports of gunman in Chislehurst
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Armed police are responding to reports of a gunman in Chislehurst.
Officers were called to the south east London district shortly before 5.30pm this afternoon following "reports of a man believed to be seen with a suspected firearm".
Armed response units from the Metropolitan Police rushed to the scene and have cordoned off Perry Street at the junction with Foxbury Avenue.
Residents living in the surrounding area have reportedly been told to stay in their homes as police comb the area.
"Avoid the area," was tweeted by the official Bromley MPS account at 6.18pm this evening.
Maddie Radford, who said she lives in Perry Street, said "at least 20 police vehicles" are in attendance.
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One helicopter has been dispatched as "searches continue", the Met Police said.
There are queues in Chislehurst and at Frognal Corner according to the Transport for London (TfL) Traffic News Twitter account.
A Met Police spokesman told Mirror Online: "Police were called at approximately 17.20pm on Wednesday, 30 May to Perry Street at the junction with Foxbury Avenue following reports of a man believed to be seen with a suspected firearm.
"Officers, including firearms officers, are in attendance.
"There are no reported injuries.
"Temporary road closures are currently in place whilst enquiries and searches continue."
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