Police locked down a street in London’s Woolwich neighbourhood on Wednesday after confirming a “serious incident”.
Following reports of an assault, Scotland Yard officers went to John Wilson Street in Woolwich, southeast London, and shut down the immediate neighbourhood.
A spokesman said: “Officers have responded to an incident in John Wilson Street at 2.20pm today.
“We believe at this stage officers were called to reports of an assault.”
A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “We were called at 2.20pm to reports of an incident at John Wilson Street.
“We sent two responders in cars, three ambulance crews, two duty officers and London Air Ambulance were called out.
“We still have staff at the scene.”
Police lock down SE London street amid 'incident'
