Police cordon thrown around Leicester leisure centre

Witnesses reported a heavy police presence around the centre, while the nature of the incident was initially unclear. East Midlands Ambulance Service were also at the scene.

We were covering this developing story live. All updates can be found below.

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16:07Lee Garrett

Police remain at the scene

Leicestershire Police remain at the scene of the incident. We will bring you more news as we get it here.

15:45Lee Garrett

Evidence being taken away

Police have been pictured taking away a number of evidence bags from the scene of Cossington Street Sports Centre.

15:38Lee Garrett

11 police vehicles outside Sports Centre

Reporter Asha Patel has confirmed that there are now 11 separate police vehicles outside the Cossington Street Sports Centre as the repsonse to the incident continues.

What has happened is still unclear, with nearby residents and businesses also in the dark about the events.

15:32Lee Garrett

Forensics at the scene

A forensics van is among the many police vehicles at the scene. No further information is known at this time.

15:30KEY EVENT

First footage from the scene

Our photographer has captured the latest footage from the scene of the police incident in Belgrave this afternoon. The exact circumstances surrounding what has happened at Cossington Street Sports Centre remain unclear.

15:25Lee Garrett

People being turned away

Gym-goers who were expecting to have a work out at the sports centre this afternoon have told us they were turned away due to the incident. Cossington Street Sports Centre remains shut.

15:21Lee Garrett

Pictures reveal scale of police response

The nature of the Cossington Street Sports Centre incident is still unknown at this stage, but it has led to many police teams being in the area.

15:18Lee Garrett

Cossington Street is open

Reporter Asha Patel has confirmed that Cossington Street itself is open, but that police and the cordon remain in place at the sports centre.

There is still no information on the nature of the incident.

15:13Lee Garrett

Many police cars at the scene

There are multiple police vehicles at the scene of Cossington Sports Centre this afternoon in relation to the ongoing incident.

15:11KEY EVENT

First images from the scene

Our reporter and photographer have both arrived at the scene and found that the Cossington Sports Centre is currently taped off. The circumstances surrounding the police incident remain unclear at this stage.

14:54Lee Garrett

Reporter on the way

LeicestershireLive is sending a reporter to the scene of the ongoing police incident in Cossington Street. No further details are known at this stage, but we will bring them as and when we get them.

14:41Asha Patel

Where is the cordon?

The cordon has been placed around the sports centre, in Cossington Street, off Belgrave Road. It means access to it is currently blocked.

We have asked Leicester City Council for any further information they can give us about the centre's closure this afternoon.

Access to the street and Rendell Road, which runs along the park, appear to still be open.

14:30Asha Patel

Leicestershire Police contacted

Leicestershire Police is working to bring us updates as soon as possible. Meanwhile, we will bring you all the updates we can for now, in the following posts.