{"id":33911,"date":"2025-07-29T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/second-man-arrested-in-connection-with-edinburgh-gun-incident\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:09:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:09:02","slug":"second-man-arrested-in-connection-with-edinburgh-gun-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/second-man-arrested-in-connection-with-edinburgh-gun-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Second man arrested in connection with Edinburgh gun incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"main-content\">\n<article xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gyQxwn\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-d1200759-1 kycbVO\"><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/1ae3\/live\/498250e0-6c86-11f0-85cd-0f57f4dbb3ff.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/1ae3\/live\/498250e0-6c86-11f0-85cd-0f57f4dbb3ff.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1ae3\/live\/498250e0-6c86-11f0-85cd-0f57f4dbb3ff.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/1ae3\/live\/498250e0-6c86-11f0-85cd-0f57f4dbb3ff.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/1ae3\/live\/498250e0-6c86-11f0-85cd-0f57f4dbb3ff.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/1ae3\/live\/498250e0-6c86-11f0-85cd-0f57f4dbb3ff.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/1ae3\/live\/498250e0-6c86-11f0-85cd-0f57f4dbb3ff.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/1ae3\/live\/498250e0-6c86-11f0-85cd-0f57f4dbb3ff.png.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Alan Simpson Two police officers with their back to the camera. Both are wearing dark clothing and boots with hi-viz jackets over the top with the word police on the back in white writing on a blue background. The officer on the right is wearing a cap. They are walking through long green grass towards a white block of flats with small windows in the side.\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj\"\/><span class=\"sc-d1200759-2 gwFzuU\">Alan Simpson<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 FPsqq\">Police were called to Hailesland Gardens in Wester Hailes following reports of a gun being discharged last week<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dEGcKf\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">A second man has been arrested following reports of a gun being fired in Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Police Scotland said officers were called to Hailesland Gardens in the Wester Hailes area at about 15:40 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">A 23-year-old man was taken to hospital for non life-threatening injuries to his arm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Police confirmed a 25-year-old man had since been arrested over the incident and said inquiries are ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<aside data-testid=\"ohio-section-outer-3\" data-analytics-group=\"true\" data-analytics_group_type=\"ohio-3\" data-analytics_group_position=\"1\" data-analytics_group_item_count=\"3\" data-analytics_group_name=\"Related\" class=\"sc-e033dd2c-1 ftMHkE\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvg3440m17xo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Simpson Police were called to Hailesland Gardens in Wester Hailes following reports of a gun being discharged last week A second man has been arrested following reports of a gun being fired in Edinburgh. Police Scotland said officers were called to Hailesland Gardens in the Wester Hailes area at about 15:40 on Thursday. 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