Armed police search after boy injured near Gloucester school

Gloucestershire Police said armed officers were searching for people who fled after an altercation near St Peters High School in Gloucester left one boy with minor injuries on Friday morning. The boy was taken to hospital for assessment, and police said no other injuries had been reported to them at that time. Police said they were called shortly after 8.50am on November 6 to reports of an altercation on Chalford Road, near the school in Tuffley. A male had been seen with a long-bladed item, the force said. Those involved left the area before officers arrived, and police said armed officers were among those searching for them. The force said there was currently no ongoing threat to pupils at the school. It also said pupils were safe within the school grounds and asked parents not to attend the premises while officers were at the scene. Police said they would provide further information when able to do so. Reports about school lockdowns varied. St Peters High School was understood to have gone into lockdown as a precaution, according to a message attributed to the school and shared by a parent. That message said students were safe. Other reports said nearby Willow Primary...