A 59-year-old man arrested this week after throwing shotgun shells in the grounds of Buckingham Palace has been arrested under the Mental Health Act, police say.
The man, previously identified as Cumbrian dog breeder David Huber, contacted officers at around 7.15pm Tuesday asking to see a soldier, Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan said.
When they said that wasn’t possible, the man allegedly started throwing shotgun shells over the gates. He was searched and found allegedly in possession of a lock knife and arrested on suspicion of possession of a knife and ammunition.
It was confirmed today that he was arrested under the Mental Health Act on Wednesday and taken to hospital, where he will remain on bail while he receives medical attention.
Scotland Yard is not treating the incident as terrorism and has understood it will be treated as an isolated mental health incident.
David Huber is said to be the man arrested by armed police on Tuesday after allegedly throwing ammunition on the grounds of the royal residence
Police performed a controlled explosion on the suspect’s bag as a precaution. Officers are pictured at the crime scene next to the bag
The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested a man around 7pm last night after he approached the palace gates
Huber is said to have traveled to the capital from his cottage in Cumbria where he breeds Hungarian Vizslas
The suspicious bag that was found contained two passports, a phone, a wallet, keys, bank cards, a laptop case, a picture of a child and a large brown letter, according to The Sun. There was also a copy of Harvard professor Shawn Achor’s book The Happiness Advantage.
During the arrest, the man urged officers to be careful with his backpack, which resulted in a controlled explosion.
Scotland Yard announced that it was not treating the incident as a terrorist act and that it was being treated as an isolated mental health incident.
The suspicious bag that was found contained two passports, a phone, a wallet, keys, bank cards, a laptop case, a picture of a child and a large brown letter, according to The Sun. There was also a copy of Harvard professor Shawn Achor’s book The Happiness Advantage.
Although neither the King nor Queen was present, Camilla’s grandchildren had been seen arriving at Buckingham Palace hours earlier – while Charles had held an audience with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese earlier in the day.
This is breaking news and will be updated.
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