TWO people have been arrested on suspicion of gun offences following an assault.
A victim has also been taken to hospital.
Officers were called to Queensway, Southend at 2.30pm today with reports an assaults involving a gun.
Police carried out an extensive search of the area to locate the victim of the assault and the suspects.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: "At around 3.15pm a man, aged 33, and 29-year-old woman were arrested in the Hainault Avenue area of Westcliff on suspicion of possession of a firearm.
"They both remain in custody.
"A suspected firearm was recovered from the scene and has been made safe."
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