‘Gunshots’ heard at police station and man taken to hospital after injuries in Derby

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tom Parker, 26, who works nearby, told Derbyshire Live: “We were in the factory just further down from Ascot Drive and we heard around six gunshots and then came running outside and saw about six to eight police cars came firing past.” Ascot Road was cordoned off and a nearby shop was evacuated. open image in gallery Photographs show what appears to be remnants of where somebody received emergency medical treatment in the car park Derbyshire Police confirmed the incident was in the grounds of the police station but not inside the building - a new £9.5m base that opened in April with a fire station next door. open image in gallery Joanne Kennedy, 30, said: “I was on my way into the shop when I heard really loud crashes or bangs like beer barrels falling off a lorry. I could hear a helicopter coming in and then it was suddenly away again.” Derbyshire Constabulary said: “Officers are currently in attendance at an incident at Ascot Drive police station in Derby.