Officers have appealed for information after reports of a gun in what is believed to be a “targeted incident”.
Herts Police had been called to reports of an “altercation” at Watford High Street Station at around 4pm yesterday (July 10), where a member of the public reported seeing someone with “what was possibly a firearm”.
After armed police descended on the town centre, and the station was closed off as they scoured the area, one man was found with a minor cut to the head. He was treated by medics before being taken to hospital.
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British Transport Police has confirmed it supported the Herts Police investigation after receiving reports of an assault at the station.
It increased its high-visibility patrols in the area “as a visible reassurance to the travelling public”.
An appeal for information from the public has now been shared.
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“Officers believe this was a targeted incident, however there is an increased police presence in the area,” a Herts Police spokesperson said.
“Witnesses or anyone with information about the incident is asked to report it online at https://orlo.uk/A5gWW, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat at https://orlo.uk/RSq7l or call the non-emergency number 101, quoting ISR 547 of 10 July.”
Regarding suspect descriptions, they said: "It was reported that two males were dressed in black riding black pedal cycles, one male was wearing blue pants and a gold chain."
Police reassured the public that the altercation was not linked to the murder investigation in Bushey yesterday.
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