Police tracked down a car after reports a motorist had pointed a gun at another driver in the car park of a Blackpool supermarket.



The incident happened at Tesco's on Clifton Road at around 10pm last night (January 4th).

Armed response vehicles stopped the vehicle at juntion 27 on the M6.

A search of the car found no weapons.

Police have released this statement:

"We were called around 9.50pm last night (January 4) following reports of suspicious circumstances in Blackpool.

A motorist called police alleging another driver had pointed a firearm towards him in the car park of Tesco supermarket in Clifton Road.

The driver made off from the scene in a silver Honda Civic and the informant followed the vehicle onto the M55 before exiting the motorway at Junction 3.

Armed response vehicles were deployed and officers traced the Honda travelling southbound on the M6. The vehicle was stopped close to Junction 27 and the driver detained.

Following a search of the vehicle, no firearm was found and the male, a 19-year-old man from Manchester, was de-arrested."