A gunman held staff at a bowling alley full of children hostage in a terrifying four-hour siege.

Dashcam footage captured a man holding aloft a sawn-off shotgun as he entered the busy MFA Bowl at Bermuda Park in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, which was filled with families on Sunday afternoon.

Terrified families claim he allegedly shouted 'game over' as he held two men hostage for several hours.

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Dashcam footage appeared to show a man walking into the bowling alley holding a long object in his left hand

Video footage appears to show one of the staff members who was being held at gunpoint in Nuneaton

A man, believed to be one of the hostages, briefly stepped outside of the building - just yards from an armed officer

The video was taken by David Fletcher, 41, who was arriving at the bowling alley with his son.

The software engineer said: 'As I passed, I noticed people looking in the direction of the man in the video on their phone.

'I then parked up and got out the car with my son and spoke to people outside who said a man has walked in with a shotgun.

'There was panic around. People were saying the man had been shouting.'

It comes after video footage appeared to show the man, who is white and in his 40s, revealing one of the hostages after he allegedly stormed the bowling alley.

Around 30 armed police officers attended the scene and all of the roads around the popular leisure park were closed off.

Police said the incident was 'unconnected to any terrorist activity' and they were heard using stun grenades to end the siege.

A Warwickshire Police spokesman later confirmed they made an arrest on Sunday evening and the man was taken to hospital.

Meanwhile, family members and colleagues have revealed that one of the people held hostage was 17-year-old Will Barlow, who was working at the time.

Dominic Barlow, 29, said: 'My 17-year-old cousin Will was kept hostage by the gunman.

'I could hear everything going on outside of my house and I knew what was going on, but I had no idea that the hostage was a relative of mine.

'I got a phone call from Will's sister, Holly, telling me that Will had been kept hostage. I believe that her father found out beforehand.

'They live one mile the other side of the bowling alley and when they found out what happened Holly tried to call the bowling alley to make sure her brother was OK.

'When her calls didn't go through panic started to set in for her, so she called her father who had more information for her.

'As soon as I found out I stopped in my tracks, I felt sick to my stomach immediately.

'The last that I've heard is that he's very shook up and that he's been released and is with a paramedic now to have a general check-up.

'We have no idea why it has happened or who the gunman was.

Will Lang, duty mechanic at the bowling alley, said: 'Will was in there at the time the gunman came it. It's horrible for this to happen to him.

'He's a lovely lad and he's only worked here a couple of months.'

A car was removed from Bermuda Park in Nuneaton where a gunman was allegedly holding two bowling alley members of staff hostage

Armed police rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a man with a sawn-off shotgun

Around 30 armed police officers have been spotted at the scene at MFA Bowl at Bermuda Park in Nuneaton

Police confirmed they are still dealing with the incident today and added it is not terror related

The two male hostages were 'uninjured' after being assessed, the West Midlands Ambulance Service confirmed.

The chief executive of MFA Bowl, Mehdi Amshar, said that two of his staff were being held hostage by a man armed with a gun.

Mr Amshar told Sky News: 'We understand that there is a gunman in the place and he is holding two of our staff as hostage.'

He added that he had been informed the pair were being held at gunpoint at the Nuneaton branch.

Mr Amshar suggested the gunman might be the ex-boyfriend or former husband of one of the staff members but this has not been confirmed.

He said: 'We believe from what my manageress tells me that he is an ex-husband or a boyfriend of a member of staff,' he told the broadcaster.

'That is what I know, I can't confirm that for definite.

'All our staff, the rest of our staff, are safe and they made sure that all the customers have left the premises so everybody is in safety, with the exception of the two people who are, we know that are missing and we assume that they are the two that are still inside the premises because the manageress has done the check but those two people are not accounted for.'

Eyewitness Alex Moore-Holland said the gunman started shouting 'game over' while he was holding the sawn-off shotgun.

He told Sky News: 'I turned around and there was a white guy, with a grey-ish beard and he had a gun above his head.

'He was shouting 'game over, game over' and people were screaming. I just ran and got out there.'

Armed police (pictured) had the situation under control later on Sunday and stood down

The area was closed off and people were eventually evacuated from the building in Nuneaton

Police remain on the scene as a man armed with a shotgun continues to hold two staff members hostage

A Warwickshire Police spokesman said: 'At 2.30pm this afternoon, Warwickshire Police received reports of a man with a firearm in Nuneaton.

'Specialist firearms officers and police negotiators, along with fire, ambulance and police air services, attended the location at the bowling alley in St David's Way, Bermuda Park. A man has been arrested and is in police custody.

'Members of public at the bowling alley and neighbouring properties were evacuated to safety and nobody was injured during the incident.'

Warwickshire Police Chief Superintendent Alex Franklin-Smith said: 'We would like to thank local people for their patience and cooperation while officers dealt with this incident.

'We are pleased that we were able to bring this incident to a peaceful resolution and that there were no injuries. I would like to reassure the Nuneaton community that the incident is unconnected to any terrorist activity.'

Witness Lawrence Hallett was just feet away from the gunman when he was ordered to leave the bowling alley with his family.

He told Sky News: 'I thought it was a joke and panicked a little bit.'

Around 30 armed police officers have been spotted outside MFA Bowl at Bermuda Park in Nuneaton, Warwickshire this afternoon

Armed police (left) were seen arriving on the scene before entering the alley in Nuneaton (right)

Mr Hallett said he then ran 'hell for leather' with his family out of the building before the gunman came out and started swearing.

The witness said: 'We hung around outside for a little while, we didn't know what to do, what was going on.

'He came out and swore and said 'what the heck are you guys', unslung his gun and went back in again.

'And at that point we backed off to our cars. There was no organised withdrawal. There was a guy with a gun.'

'We headed for the cars in a bit of a panic and managed to get to safety at Bermuda Park.'

Warwickshire police tweeted: 'Officers are dealing with ongoing incident at Bermuda Park, #Nuneaton and confirm this incident is unconnected to any terrorist activity.'

Chris Carpenter wrote on Facebook: '[he has] two hostages and a shotgun, just saw him walk a hostage to the door with the shotgun to his head'.

A report, not verified by police, has claimed that the suspect was told off for smoking inside the bowling alley. He then returned enraged and wielding the shotgun.

MFA Bowl (pictured) sits on Bermuda Park, which also has restaurants and an Odeon cinema

Witness Carl Lenton told Sky News: 'I was in the Frankie and Benny's restaurant opposite the bowling alley.

'I was there with my family having a meal and then the manager from Frankie and Benny's came round saying we were on lockdown, we had to stay in and there had been an incident at the bowling alley – that there was a man over there with a gun.

'Police cars were arriving, there was a helicopter, police dogs and armed police stood around the bowling alley. It was quite scary at times.

'What we heard was that they'd got him contained within the building which is why they were trying to evacuate everyone else from the area as much as possible.

'The police were out there, they'd got full body armour on and were ready to go into the building if need be.'

Customers at a nearby Odeon cinema are being kept inside the theatre, as well as families at a nearby soft-play centre, while police assess the scene.

Schoolboy Riley Calvert, aged 13, was enjoying a family day out at the bowling alley when an attendant rushed over and told him they needed to leave.

He told MailOnline: 'I was on my second game and the man came over and said we had to go.

'I thought our playing time was up until I looked at the doors and saw people running away, so I just got my mum's handbag and we all ran to the door.'

Left, armed police stand outside the bowling alley and right, roads are blocked around the leisure complex in Nuneaton

The teen said he was grateful for the alley attendant getting him and his family away to safety.

He added: 'I just want that man to get a medal. I hope to God every one is safe. I'm praying everyone is okay.'

Witness Sarah Fleming said a police officer confirmed to her that an armed man was holding hostages at MFA Bowl.

She told Sky News: 'We got notification that someone had a shotgun inside the bowling alley.

'We were inside Frankie and Benny's and obviously we went on lockdown, no-one was allowed in or out.

'Then we had notification from the police that he actually had hostages.

'Everyone has been a bit up in the air, don't know what's going on and obviously there is a lot of children in here as well which has been quite an experience for them.

'So everyone is a little bit scared at the minute.'

The restaurant was put on lockdown after a manager went to the nearby cinema, where staff confirmed the situation, she added.

One man said he was with his two young sons when he was told to 'get the f*** out' of the bowling alley by the gunman, reports the Coventry Telegraph.