A MAN with a gun has been arrested.
The incident happened near the West Quay in Brighton Marina this afternoon.
A passerby said the man was seen carrying a gun and had his face covered.
"It was quite scary to be honest," he said.
"He had his face covered and there was certainly a lot of panic in the area.
"I saw the police bagging the gun that he was carrying.
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"The police acted really fast which was good because people in the area were definitely getting scared.
"I know there is a gunman on the loose at the moment so thought it was important to let people know."
A police spokesman said: "There was an incident at Brighton Marina. We received information of a man in possession of a fire arm.
"We believe they were replicas and he remains in custody."
He confirmed this was an isolated incident, and has no connection to the incident earlier this week where a man fired a shotgun in East Drive in Queen’s Park, on Sunday, and is still on-the-run.
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