Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder as armed police swoop on house in Chorlton

A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after armed police swooped on a residential street in south Manchester.

Armed operatives from GMP's Specialist Operations Unit carried out a raid at a property on Nicolas Road in Chorlton on Friday afternoon (18 March).

It comes after a warrant was issued for a 'wanted man.' A man, aged 20, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, police said.

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Much of Nicolas Road was sealed off by police for around two hours on Friday afternoon, as officers remained at the scene whilst the property was searched.

Residents described hearing shouts of 'armed police' as officers could be seen approaching a house. Pictures show several armed officers at the door of a terraced property.

One resident, who asked not to be named, said: "We were in the back room and heard someone shouting. It sounded like an altercation at first but then I realised they were saying 'armed police'.

"There were four armed response vehicles. You don’t see that level of police response very often." Another woman said she heard shouts of 'armed police, stand back' at about 4.50pm.

She added: "They sawed down the door. There were five vans, cars and multiple officers out front. One had a shield and others had big guns. It was scary. I was crouching down in my window."

Another neighbour said a 100-150 metre stretch of Nicolas Road was taped off for around two hours as police carried out their investigations.

A spokesperson for GMP said: "Yesterday (18 March 2022) afternoon, armed officers from our Specialist Operations unit, were in attendance at a property on Nicolas Road South, Manchester.

"This was in