Three arrested after reports of shots being fired

Police have made three arrests after reports of violent disorder and shots being fired in Luton

Two teenagers and a man have been arrested after a suspected firearms incident.

Bedfordshire Police was called to reports of disorder between a large group of men with weapons and reports of shots being fired in the Marsh Farm area of Luton at about 16:50 GMT on 29 March.

A 15-year-old boy, a 17-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and have been bailed pending further inquiries.

In the past week there have been three suspected firearm incidents in the town, with one at Hockwell Ring on Sunday and one in the nearby Needham Road area on Wednesday, when a man was seriously injured.

"We understand there are concerns in the local community and we have officers carrying out high-visibility patrol the areas to help provide reassurance and to deter further activity," a spokesperson for Bedfordshire Police said.

"We are continuing to follow several lines of inquiry to identify those involved and would urge anyone with information to report it to us."