Police plea over three gun incidents in days

immediately deployed armed officers to the scene to offer protection to victims and to provide reassurance to law-abiding members of the public looking to enjoy the Christmas period.

“Detectives from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team are investigating each incident to see exactly what has happened and have been working closely with colleagues in the Bradford and Kirklees districts to carry out thorough and professional investigations and exploit every opportunity to bring the perpetrators to justice.

“It is vital therefore that the communities we serve feel reassured that, despite this recent spate of gun-related crime, the chances of becoming a victim of such an incident in West Yorkshire are very low. “It is also important that anyone with any information, no matter how big or small, about any firearms related incident comes forward with it.

“This includes information about illegally held firearms which we can then take off the streets and stop them getting into the wrong hands.

“In January this year we held a weapons surrender during which 80 guns were handed in.

“That’s 80 guns that can now never fall into the hands of people who could cause harm with them and its timely that we repeat the same weapons surrender in the early New Year”.

Witnesses or anyone with information about the incidents or people with illegal guns are asked to call police on 101.

Detectives are investigating each incident to see exactly what has happened