Oxford Cowley Road armed incident – police probe update

Armed cops stormed Cowley Road, by Manzil Way, late on October 2 in dramatic scenes witnessed by multiple people at the time.

People watched on in shock as around seven unmarked Volvo police cars and marked cars pulled up in the busy high street at about 10.30pm.

Up above, a police helicopter had also been scrambled to assist the boots on the ground.

Armed police in Manzil Way, Cowley (Image: Submit)

Three men, aged 32, 22 and 19 and all from Oxfordshire, were arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, possession of a class A substance and possession of a class B substance.

Thames Valley Police said the weapon used by one of the men was not a firearm as speculated by witnesses, but was in fact a “bladed article”.

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One video shared with us showed a man, dressed entirely in black, being escorted away by three police officers gripping him by his arms.

Another video showed a different man, dressed in a black puffer jacket, grey tracksuit bottoms and black croc shoes, detained under the watch of an armed officer with a gun by his side.

In an update, Thames Valley Police said the investigation had been filed.

A spokesman said: “Following our investigation, the three arrested men have been released with no further action and the report has been filed pending further information coming to light.

“Anyone with further information should contact us, quoting reference number 43250504139.

“We take such offences extremely seriously and will continue to fight crime and serve victims.”