A person was taken to Northampton General Hospital following the stabbing outside McDonald's last nightA person was taken to Northampton General Hospital following the stabbing outside McDonald's last night
A person was taken to Northampton General Hospital following the stabbing outside McDonald's last night

Dramatic scenes as armed police respond to stabbing in Northampton town centre

One person rushed to hospital following incident outside McDonald's

This was the dramatic scene in the Drapery on Wednesday evening after armed police responded to a stabbing in Northampton town centre.

The Chronicle & Echo first broke news of a large police presence outside McDonald's after emergency services answered a 999 call at around 4.30pm.~

East Midlands Ambulance Service later confirmed one person had been taken to the nearby Northampton General Hospital. There have been no official updates on the victim's condition.~

A Northamptonshire Police spokesman issued an appeal for witnesses, saying : "If you have any information, please call us on 101 or phone Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."

Pictures by JENSEN HOUGHTON