We have received a statement from Thornton SNT regarding the incident we reported on Sunday here

On Sunday 10th October 2010 at approximately 1800 hours police received a call from a Weir Estate resident stating that he believed there were youths outside his address in possession of a firearm.  Immediately armed response officers attended the location to search for both the suspects, potential victims and evidence.  Armed officers are always called to these reports for the safety of both residents and unarmed borough officers, this is standard procedure.

Officers searched areas around the estate and could not find any trace of any bullets or injured parties. I would like to re-iterate that although alarming, the presence of armed officers was only a precautionary measure.

Again it goes to show the commitment that Weir Estate residents have of working with Lambeth Police to make Weir Estate a safer place