Man arrested after reports of air rifle shots

A man was arrested early this morning after police received reports of a man shooting an air rifle in a garden.

Officers in Lerwick were called to alert them the incident outside a house in Mossbank.

A 22-year-old man was arrested at the address and was taken into police custody. The man had “relinquished possession of the air weapon” before police arrived at the scene.

A report will be sent to the procurator fiscal in Lerwick.

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