Armed police attending firearm incident in Hamilton

The public is urged to avoid the Dominion Rd area after an incident potentially involving a firearm.

Armed police are blocking access to roads in Hamilton after it was reported a person presented a firearm in the area.

Cordons are in place and members of the Armed Offenders Squad are at an address on Dominion Rd after the report of a firearm being presented was made at 12.47pm today.

A statement from police urged members of the public to avoid the area if possible.

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