CCTV released in hunt for Conisbrough gunmen

Armed police were called to Church Street at just after noon on January 25 after reports that two men were in possession of firearms close to Sainsbury's, a police spokeswoman said.

The two men were reportedly involved in an altercation with the occupants of a silver BMW.

Police would like to speak to the two men in this picture

Three men, aged 18, 20 and 22, and a woman (44), who were arrested on suspicion of firearms offences on January 26, and two further men, aged 18 and 19, arrested on January 27 on suspicion of firearms offences have been released under investigation whilst enquiries continue.

Det Insp Steve Smith said: “Our investigation is progressing at pace; since January we have explored a number of lines of enquiry, but we are still keen to hear from those who may hold information which could help our investigation.

“To those who think they may have witnessed this incident, please take a look at these CCTV images.

“While these aren’t the clearest pictures, I would urge people to have a look and see if they can help identify the two men pictured.

“We are keen to speak to them in relation to the investigation as we think they may have vital information about what happened.

“I’d also like to reassert my appeal for any witnesses or anyone who has dashcam footage of this location around the time that the incident happened.

“Any information, no matter how small you may think it is, could prove vital to our officers in their enquiries.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact the police through 101 quoting incident number 311 of January 25. Dash-cam footage can be emailed to [email protected] quoting the incident number in the subject. 

Alternatively, you can stay completely anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers via their website crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling their UK contact centre on 0800 555 111.