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Police have charged a suspect with a firearms offence after a man was seen firing weapons from an apartment in Kent.
Michael Alunomoh, 33, will appear before Medway Magistrates’ Court later.
Armed officers and a police helicopter were scrambled after witnesses spotted the man on a balcony in Dock Heath Road, Chatham, Kent, on Wednesday morning.
Six imitation firearms were seized at the scene.
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Alunomoh has been charged with possession of imitation firearms with intent to cause fear of violence.
A Kent Police spokesman said: “Patrols, including armed officers, attended the scene after members of the public reported seeing a man on a balcony with weapons.
“The police helicopter was also deployed and 33-year-old Michael Alunomoh was arrested.
"Officers also seized six imitation firearms.”
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