Police are looking a person carrying a Covid-style facemask who was threatening drivers with a suspected firearm in Eton Wick.
Eton School, which prices as much as £46,296 per yr for its tuition charges and counts Boris Johnson, David Cameron and Princes William amongst its former pupils, is simply over a mile away.
The incidents happened between 9.30am and 10am in Bunces Shut and Eton Wick Highway on Wednesday.
The primary sufferer, a person in his seventies, was driving alongside Bunces Shut, close to to the junction of Eton Wick Highway, when an offender approached his automobile and pointed what seemed to be a small firearm at him. He heard a bang and the sufferer drove off.
He was not injured and his car was not broken.
Eton School, which prices as much as £46,296 per yr for its tuition charges and counts Boris Johnson, David Cameron and Princes William amongst its former pupils, is simply over a mile away
Shortly after this, the second sufferer, a person in his sixties, was in his car on Eton Wick Highway when the identical offender gestured in direction of him with the firearm. The sufferer drove away.
The offender is believed to have left the world within the path of the River Thames, taking the footpath alongside the allotments on Eton Wick Highway.
There was no proof of any firearm discharge from subsequent specialist police searches within the space.
Officers are working to determine whether or not it was an air weapon or one other kind of firearm.
Thames Valley Police are interesting for witnesses and dash-cam footage.
The offender is described as a person of stocky construct, between 5ft 9ins and 5ft 11ins tall, doubtlessly aged in his thirties.
Thames Valley Police mentioned the person was carrying black trousers, a darkish colored hooded high and black trainers with a Covid-style facemask overlaying his face. The police mentioned that he may additionally have been carrying sun shades.
Investigating officer, Detective Sergeant William Tippetts, of CID, mentioned: ‘We perceive that this incident can have prompted concern for the local people and there was a big police presence regionally while we carried out enquiries to establish the offender.
‘Please be reassured that we’re finishing up a radical investigation into this incident.
‘We’re interesting to anybody who could have witnessed this incident, or who could have details about what occurred to please come ahead.
‘We would additionally attraction to anybody who could have dash-cam footage of the native space, significantly any motorists or cyclists travelling alongside the Eton Wick Highway between 9.30am and 10am, or anybody with private CCTV or doorbell footage to please verify in case it might have captured one thing that might help our investigation.’
Anybody with data can contact the police by calling 101 or making a report on-line, quoting reference 43230127001. You may also submit any related footage through the devoted on-line portal.
Alternatively, in case you want to stay nameless, you may contact the impartial charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or on-line.