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Armed police in Walsall after teens 'spotted with guns'

Armed police were in Walsall today after two teenagers were spotted with guns.

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The officers were sent to Northumberland Way in Bloxwich at around 1pm today after a report of two youths carrying guns.

The weapons are believed to have been air rifles and the pair were taken home to their parents.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "Firearms officers were deployed and the weapons, thought to be air rifles were recovered from the youths.

"The boys, aged 17 and 15, were taken home to their parents and given suitable advice."

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