ARMED police officers surrounded Wickford High Street due to fears about a man with mental health issues.

There were fears that a 50-year-old man may have had a gun in a building.

He had been missing from his Billericay home on Thursday and his family had concerns about his welfare.

Police eventually led him out of a building in the High Street in the early hours of Friday morning.

He was taken to hospital for a medical and mental health assessment.

Police said he was a registered firearms holder, but no weapon was found at the scene.

His licence has now been revoked.