Dramatic footage shared of police aiming guns at South Yorkshire home during Scawsby raid

Dramatic footage of armed police outside a home in South Yorkshire has been shared online.

By The Newsroom

Published 13th Mar 2017, 20:53 BST

Updated 24th Mar 2017, 10:03 BST

Armed police are currently in attendance at an ongoing incident on a South Yorkshire street.

The footage, shared by Warren Bennett, shows three officers brandishing guns at a home on Wensleydale Road, Scawsby in Doncaster.

The officers take cover behind a black car as two police vans block the street off further down the road.

Armed police arrived at the house at around 3.30pm this afternoon after concerns were raised for a resident

Reports on social media suggest that the man could be armed with an air rifle but this has not been confirmed by police.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesman said: “Armed police and specialist officers are currently at the property and Wensleydale Road, Doncaster remains closed at this time.”