Charlotte Fisher

I’ve spoken to a shop owner who said he saw police arrive to the Arndale at around 8.10pm this evening. @MENnewsdesk

There are two police cars parked outside the Arndale. @MENnewsdesk

There is currently a Crime Scene Investigation van and a police car parked at the back of the Arndale as officers have been seen going inside the shopping centre. @MENnewsdesk

A cordon is currently in place at the Arndale across the toilets and lifts on the ground floor next to Rollers cafe. Multiple police officers are in attendance. @MENnewsdesk

I’m at the Arndale where police have put a cordon in place following an incident this evening. @MENnewsdesk

The police cordon is still in place on Manchester Road. The Manchester Evening News understands a stabbing has taken place. @MENnewsdesk

Someone who works nearby told me: “I came here in the morning and all the police were there. I tried to go and buy something from the shop but the police told me I couldn’t go in. We’ve been here for two years and we’ve never seen anything like this before.” @MENnewsdesk

Someone who works at the Sim-Son Convenience Store has told me that he believes the incident took place at another address nearby or outside. He said that the incident did not take place inside the shop and they are waiting to reopen. @MENnewsdesk

Latest update from the scene here in Walkden. @MENnewsdesk

The cordon is still in place outside the shop. The nature of the incident has still not been confirmed. @MENnewsdesk

Another resident has told me that she first saw police around quarter to nine in the morning, with school children walking directly past the scene as police swarmed the shop to get to St Paul’s Primary School around the corner. @MENnewsdesk

One local has told me that the incident happened outside of the shop this morning at around 8am before police cordoned off the premises. @MENnewsdesk

A cordon is still in place around the shop and two police cars and police officers are stationed outside. @MENnewsdesk

This is the current scene in Walken, where witnesses say police stormed the Sim-Son Stores shop this morning, though the exact nature of the incident has not been confirmed. @MENnewsdesk

I’m on Manchester Road in Walkden where armed police have responded to an incident. @MENnewsdesk