Members of the armed police force surrounded an apartment building this afternoon where an armed man was suspected to have fired shots. mbl.is/Eva Björk

The special armed police unit, Sérsveitin, surrounded streets near Hlíðarhjalli in Kópavogur, a suburb of Reykjavik this afternoon. Gunshots were heard from an apartment in the area and were reported at 3 p.m and an armed man was suspected to be still in the building.

The apartment and surrounding blocks were cleared by police who tried to get in contact with the suspect without success. At around 9.30 p.m police broke into the apartment and found noone there but seized a shotgun and more arms. Police have allowed inhabitants to return to their homes and are investigating the case.