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Man with gun arrested after police respond to fight
He was detained after officers were called to a residential street in Ballyclare last night.
A 42-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested by police in Co. Antim after officers responded to reports of a fight last night.
The arrest came after police were called to respond to an altercation in the residential Rashee Park area of Ballyclare, a small town near Newtownabbey.
According to the PSNI, there was “no fight ongoing” when officers arrived “however a man was sighted in possession of a suspected firearm”.
“He was arrested a short time later and currently remains in custody assisting police with their enquiries.”
The investigation is ongoing.
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