POLICE have searched a house after "shots were fired" at a busy college yesterday.
Two teachers were injured and an 18-year-old was arrested after officers received reports that gunshots had been fired at Crawley College at about 3pm.
A firearm and a knife were seized, as two college staff members were treated for minor injuries.
CRAWLEY FIREARMS INCIDENT.
A spokesman for Sussex Police said officers have now searched an address in Barton Walk, Crawley, in connection with the incident.
The force said the injuries were not gunshot wounds and police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. It is not being treated as a terrorist incident.
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Chief Superintendent Howard Hodges added: “We continue to have a policing presence in Crawley and are speaking to witnesses. We are still appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
"Two staff members at the College suffered minor injuries and presented themselves to a walk-in medical centre. I want to thank those who helped apprehend the suspect before officers arrived and all the students, staff and public for their co-operation today."
Hundreds of people watched from behind a police cordon in College Road, as armed officers from the South East's counter-terrorism team cleared the building throughout the afternoon.
CRAWLEY FIREARMS INCIDENT - STUDENTS LEAVING THE BUILDING WITH HANDS ON THIER HEADS.
Students were filmed leaving the college with their hands on their heads, as hundreds of police evacuated the campus.
One witness told The Argus he saw the "gunman" outside a classroom wearing a facemask and shot "blanks at people" but tried to flee when he was confronted by staff members.
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Nick Sparkes, an eye-witness who was in the park opposite the college at the time, said he heard what sounded like "gunshots" shortly followed by "loads of screaming and shouting".
Dozens of police cars, including unmarked vehicles rushed to the scene, causing widespread disruption to traffic throughout the town.
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