Three wounded in Derbyshire sports contest horror: Armed police swoop on Punjab event after 'shots fired' and 'man attacked with a SWORD' The horror incident happened in Alvaston, Derbyshire today at around 4pm Footage posted on Twitter shows people running for their lives with shot sounds By Katherine Lawton Published: 20:49, 20 August 2023 | Updated: 21:48, 20 August 2023 e-mail 22 shares 1 View comments Three people have been wounded during a Derbyshire sports contest today - as armed police rushed to the event after reports of fired shots and a man with a sword. The horror incident happened in Alvaston at around 4pm and a large police presence remains in the area. One of the three injured is reportedly seriously harmed and was taken to hospital. The sports event took place at the Derby Kabaddi grounds on ELvaston Lane in Alvaston. An eye witness described a man being shot and then attacked repeatedly with a sword, saying: 'One man was shot and then when on the floor chopped up with a sword.' Armed police (pictured) rushed to a scene in Alvaston, Derbyshire today at around 4pm after reports of fired shorts and a man with a sword Some more from today… pic.twitter.com/5aDmccK628 — Sat Thiara (@SatThiara) August 20, 2023 The incident took place at the Derby Kabaddi grounds on ELvaston Lane in Derby The area was swarming with police with one saying the whole force for this area was here Other witnesses claimed two gangs caused the violence and said it ruined their tournament. Video footage posted on Twitter shows terrified crowds running away from what sounds like gun shots being fired. People can be seen screaming and stumbling over in a bid to get to their cars and flee the scene. The area was swarming with police with one saying the whole force for the area was at the scene. People were seen frantically trying to leave the site in their cars as they gave their details to police. Some were unable to get their vehicles due to them being at the scene. Shots fired at a derby Kabbadi tournament pic.twitter.com/OEV5XNxwEO — Sabji Hunter (@SabjiHunter) August 20, 2023 An aerial view of the area where the chaos took place earlier today in Derbyshire Witnesses claimed two gangs caused the violence and said it ruined their tournament Derbyshire Police said in a statement: 'We were called to a large scale disturbance in Elvaston Lane, Alvaston at 15.51 on Sunday 20 August. Three people have been injured, one seriously. 'They have all been taken to hospital. There is a large police presence in the area and officers are expected to remain at the scene for some time.' MailOnline has contacted Derbyshire Police for more information. Share or comment on this article: Three wounded in Derbyshire sports contest horror: Armed police swoop on Punjab event after 'shots fired' and 'man attacked with a SWORD' e-mail 22 shares Add comment Comments 1 Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all The comments below have been moderated in advance. View all The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. No Yes Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy .