Gun panic on London's Oxford Street sparks looting frenzy – armed police deployed - Express

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: “Police called 21.30hrs to report of a man with a firearm in Oxford Street, Westminster.

Reports of looting outside a sweet shop on Oxford street, multiple arrests, road closed off, over 50 police on the scene and police helicopter ������ above pic.twitter.com/UeyKauSm8l.

Videos posted to social media by those caught up in the chaos show a heavy police presence on Oxford Street, which was temporarily cordoned off.

He tweeted: “Reports of looting outside a sweet shop on Oxford Street, multiple arrests, road closed off, over 50 police on the scene and police helicopter above.”

Another user, @jalolly, asked what “is happening on oxford street I’ve never seen so many police gathered in one place.”

The reported sighting of a gunman in Oxford Street comes after a spate of violence in the area

Last month, a man in his 20s was stabbed in front of a crowd of shoppers near the Oxford Street tube station