Sussex Police said it was responding to reports of a man with a weapon inside a building on Oxford Road, at 2.45pm.
Armed officers rushed to the scene and police closed a number of surrounding roads ‘to ensure the safety of the public’.
Police said officers ‘conducted a search of the premises’ but ‘nothing of concern was found’. Click here to read more and see video footage from the scene.
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Armed police responded to reports of gunshots on a road in Hove on Sunday night (September 19). SUS-210920-090715001 Photo: eddie mitchell
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Armed police responded to reports of gunshots on a road in Hove on Sunday night (September 19). SUS-210920-090715001 Photo: EDDIE MITCHELL
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Armed police responded to reports of gunshots on a road in Hove on Sunday night (September 19). SUS-210920-091018001 Photo: EDDIE MITCHELL
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Armed police responded to reports of gunshots on a road in Hove on Sunday night (September 19). SUS-210920-090812001 Photo: EDDIE MITCHELL