Man held for firing air gun at busy street

French police arrested a man in northern France on Friday after he fired an air gun into a busy street from the fifth-floor window of his home.

Published: 16 January 2015 12:34 CET

Man held for firing air gun at busy street

A police operation was underway in the French city of Reims. Photo: @ILNewsAlerts/Twitter

The shooting began just before 11am on Friday in Reims, with witnesses saying “several shots were fired” on the busy Jean-Jaurès avenue.

Several police officers were deployed to the scene, entering the building where the shooting had come from and which appeared to be the suspect’s home.

Il n'y a "plus aucun danger" dit un policier devant l'immeuble dans lequel un homme était retranché #reims pic.twitter.com/VrW0XkuD1d

— BleuChampagneArdenne (@fbleuchampagne) January 16, 2015

The man has been arrested and police say the incident has no links to terrorism.

No one was reported to be hurt during the incident.