Police search house after reporting a firearm, man gets scared and flees through the roof

The police entered a house on Tartinistraat in Tilburg on Saturday morning after a report that someone had been seen there with a firearm. One of those present tried to run away quickly when they saw the police, but they did not get far.

The officers had a hand on their weapon when they knocked on the house, a 112 correspondent saw. A woman opened the door and was escorted out. A man was also taken from the house.

Escape through shed
The third person present tried to escape via the roof of a shed. He was stopped by the police. The man ultimately turned out to have nothing to hide, a police spokesperson explains. He was so shocked by the police at his door that he ran away.

The police found nothing suspicious in the house.

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