AN air ambulance has landed in Walton near the former Coastguard Station with reports of "armed police" on the scene.
At about 5.45pm an air ambulance from the Essex and Hertfordshire air ambulance emergency service landed in Hall Lane, while at 6pm residents report Essex Police arrived at the scene of an incident.
Clacton Crime Partnership (CCP), a radio link scheme, have reported "armed officers" as being on the scene.
This is unconfirmed by Essex Police at this stage.
Essex Police and Essex and Herts have been contacted for comment.
UPDATED: Essex Police have said a man from Spendells Close in Walton has been taken to hospital with a back injury after the "serious assault".
Anyone with information is urged to get in touch by submitting a report at the bottom right of Essex Police's homepage at www.essex.police.uk or alternatively, you can call Essex Police on 101.
Please cite incident 957 of 15 September.
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