Armed officers attend ongoing Wrexham city centre incident — Wrexham News

Armed officers were in attendance as wrexham news developed in Wrexham city centre on Wednesday morning, with North Wales Police saying it was dealing with an ongoing police incident. The force said there was a heavy police presence, including authorised firearms officers as a precautionary measure.

Traffic was being stopped from accessing the area around Wrexham hospital, Watery Road and the B&Q roundabout, where a police drone was up at 10:30am and armed police and undercover police vehicles were blue lighting nearby. By 11am, the helicopter had left and the drone had returned to the ground.

North Wales Police statement

North Wales Police said: "We are currently dealing with an ongoing police incident in Wrexham city centre." It added: "As a result, there is a heavy police presence in the area, including authorised firearms officers as a precautionary measure."

The force also said: "We will share further information in due course." No further official detail had been released on the nature of the incident at 11am.

B&Q roundabout area

The police response was visible across the city centre site, with several police vehicles parked up on Watery Road. Armed police and undercover police vehicles were blue lighting in the area at 10:30am, while the drone remained above the B&Q roundabout and Wrexham hospital site.

For people trying to enter that part of the city centre, the immediate effect was a blocked route rather than a normal through-flow of traffic. The police presence, including firearms officers, meant access was being managed while the incident remained active.

Wrexham hospital site

The response concentrated around Wrexham hospital site as well as the nearby roundabout, which kept the incident tied to a specific part of the city rather than the wider area. By 11am, the aerial support had stepped back, but the police had not given a reason for the operation.

That leaves the practical question for anyone heading into the centre: the police are still in charge of the scene, and access is being restricted until they decide otherwise.