Police officers in the West Hoe area are stationed on the pavement and in the

Police officers in the West Hoe area  are stationed on  the pavement and  in the road. 
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There are about five officers in  a small area and a police cordon in  place. Image caption: The cordons are likely to remain in place for the rest of the day, police  said
"Obviously we will  keep the public  informed as soon as we have  more information,"  they added.
"The cordons are likely  to remain in place for the rest of the day and police units will remain in the area."
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Two police officers in yellow  are standing on a pavement on the left. There is a police car  parked on the right with a police cordon in the  distance. Image caption: There will be  an increased police presence in the area in the coming  days.
BBC reporter Erin Black, who is at the scene, said: "The streets are relatively empty of people and closures are in place from West Hoe Road to Port O  Call.
"There are not many people out  enjoying what is usually a  very beautiful area.
"There were a few people outside Port O Call this morning  looking around, wondering what was going  on.
"Everything seems to be  open, but  in a very limited  way." There is no atmosphere here.  It's like everything has been  vacuumed out of the  area.
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"It's very grey."
David Badham, general manager  of Central Convenience,  in Walker Terrace, said the  store was within  a police  security perimeter.
One of his  store employees said  he heard "screams" and people  calling for an ambulance at the time of the incident on Wednesday  night.
Mr Badham said when he arrived  at work on Thursday morning, officers asked him to keep the doors  closed and told him he was not allowed to  enter or leave the  store.

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