Schools ‘in lockdown’ as armed police hunt man with long blade

The Daily Telegraph · Tom McArdle · 2026-11-06 11:34 UTC

Boy taken to hospital with minor injuries following the incident in Tuffley, Gloucester

Two schools are in lockdown after an incident involving a man with a long blade.

Armed police are hunting for the man after a boy was taken to hospital following an “altercation” near St Peter’s High School in Tuffley, Gloucester, at around 8.50am on Friday.

Gloucestershire Constabulary said he suffered minor injuries.

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