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Armed Police Respond in Bibury as Reported 'Shooting' Is Treated as Criminal Damage

Police say the Bibury report is a criminal-damage case with no confirmed gunfire.

Overview

  • Gloucestershire Constabulary was called around 8:30am on January 12 after a digger’s window shattered at the Rosemary Cottage site, and no injuries were reported.
  • Contractors reported being shot at, but officers say no shots have been confirmed and no projectile has been found.
  • Armed units, supported by dogs and drones, searched the area, and no suspect has been identified.
  • Investigators are conducting CCTV checks, house-to-house inquiries and forensic examinations, and they are appealing for information under incident 87 of 12 January.
  • The property on Awkward Hill is at the center of a long-running planning dispute, and residents were reportedly told to remain indoors as the response unfolded.