A zombie knife and sawn off shotgun were found after police attended reports of a man fearing he would be stabbed.
Shortly after 10pm last night, police were called by a resident who said they had been approached by a man who believed he was going to be stabbed.
This was in the general area of Annifer Way.
While officers were searching for this man, two people on a scooter were seen.
When they saw the officers, they got off the scooter, which was later found to have been stolen from Dagenham in East London, and ran away.
The scooter has been forensically recovered, as have a sawn off shotgun, a cartridge and a ‘Zombie’ style knife which were found underneath the scooter.
The two people have not been found.
At this stage, police are exploring whether these two incidents are linked, and enquiries are ongoing to locate the man who feared he was going to be stabbed.
Contact Grays CID on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111
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