Two arrests after reports of gunshots in street

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Police were called to Merryvale Drive, Mansfield, after reports of gunshots

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Two men have been arrested after police responded to "multiple reports" of gunshots in a residential road in Nottinghamshire.

Nottinghamshire Police said officers were called to Merryvale Drive, Mansfield, at about 23:25 BST on Wednesday.

The force had also received calls about a group of men being chased in the street, it said.

Officers say they found a damaged front door at a property and detained two men at the address.

The men, aged 19 and 59, were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm and both remain in police custody.

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