A SUSPECTED gunman has been arrested after armed police stormed a block of flats last night.

The police were called after a resident in the Shirley Road flats said he had been threatened with a firearm.

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Shirley Road was cordoned off by the junction with Janson Road however the spokeswoman said nobody had to be evacuated.

Police said no trace of gun had been found after several hours of searching.

A man is in custody at Southampton police station and will be interviewed by detectives today.