Airgun fired at Tynecastle

A SNIPER sparked an armed police alert after he opened fire with an airgun on Tynecastle stadium during a match.

Stewards at an evening match involving Hearts on August 24 raised the alarm after they heard shots being fired by Johnathon Forster from his flat in Gorgie Road, Edinburgh.

Forster was originally charged with repeatedly firing the air pistol at fans.

But that part of the charge was dropped at Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday. He instead admitted culpably and recklessly discharging the firearm and repeatedly firing pellets towards Heart of Midlothian football ground.

Sentence was deferred until later this month.