Pop star Olly Murs has reignited controversy over the 2017 Oxford Circus terror scare, suggesting that the incident may have been covered up. Speaking to The Sun, Murs claimed he heard what sounded like gunshots inside Selfridges and was told by staff that someone had a gun.
The singer was shopping at the London department store on 24 November 2017 when panic erupted, leading to the evacuation of Oxford Circus and a heavy armed police response. Police later concluded that an altercation between two men at the tube station had sparked the panic, with no evidence of shots fired or casualties.
Murs, however, remains unconvinced. “I ran into an office after being told by the staff of Selfridges that someone was there with a gun,” he said. “Whether they were shooting into the air or whatever, something happened that day – whether it was covered up, I don’t know.” He added that he continues to face ridicule over his claims, but defended his actions, saying if there had been a real shooter, his response would have been praised.
Selfridges later tweeted that no incident had taken place, and the Metropolitan Police found no evidence to support Murs’s account. The singer, who recently served as a judge on ITV’s The Voice, stands by his version of events.
