Man arrested after BB gun sparks armed response
Armed police were called to the scene at about 04:45 BST on Thursday
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A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm in public after a BB gun led to an armed police unit being deployed in Nottingham city centre.
Nottinghamshire Police said officers attended Low Pavement at about 04:45 BST on Thursday after a member of the public "reported spotting what they claimed looked like a pistol".
The suspected firearm was found in a bush outside a property during a search, but a force spokesperson said officers "quickly established that it wasn't a viable firearm but was in fact a BB gun".
The force warned of the dangers of imitation weapons.
Insp Chris Chell said: "While the firearm seized here didn't prove to be a viable one, it will have caused considerable concern to anyone faced with it.
"The person who spotted it would've had no way of knowing if it was real or not at the time, but they did the right thing by calling us."
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