Armed police swarm Cardiff street with weapons pointed at a house

UPDATE: Police have confirmed an arrest following this incident.

Armed police blocked a Cardiff road this morning and pointed guns at a house close to Trowbridge Primary School. The incident happened at around 10.20am on Wednesday in Brynbala Way.

A South Wales Police spokeswoman said: "Officers were carrying out enquiries at an address in Trowbridge, Cardiff, today as part of an ongoing investigation. Firearms officers were deployed as a precaution to ensure the safety of officers and the public."

One man who was in the area told WalesOnline he heard police shouting towards a home on the street: "Come out." Around seven armed officers and two marked police cars were on the scene.

The witness said one officer was shielding behind a Volvo while training her gun on the house. A person exited the property at around 10.24am but the witness did not see what happened after this. He said police had left the scene by 12.18pm.

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"I'm in shock," he added. "Seven armed police right outside a school. You think, 'What on earth is going on here?' I've never seen anything like this in my life."

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