Bedfordshire Police are searching for a suspect or suspects after reports of a shooting are heard near a school in Leighton Buzzard. Officers respond to reports of a firearm discharge close to Greenleas School on Wednesday afternoon, prompting a precautionary lockdown.
All outlets say the school is locked down as police investigate. They describe a manhunt/search effort and that the incident is connected to the area around the school, with the response beginning shortly before mid-to-late afternoon. The BBC frames the event around the timing of what was heard and the precautionary lockdown. The Daily Express and the Mirror both emphasise a police manhunt linked to a reported shooting near the school.
While details are limited across the provided excerpts, there is broad agreement on the core facts: the reported shooting, the police response, and the school being placed into lockdown during enquiries.
