Staff at a Halifax branch were "extremely shaken" after reports a man had fired a gun in the bank.
Several police officers were seen at Bootle Strand shopping centre on Monday afternoon following reports of an ongoing incident. A cordon was put in place and officers remain at the scene.
Merseyside Police have since confirmed that they received reports at around 12.25pm that a man had fired a gun in the Halifax bank branch inside the shopping centre. It was reported the man made off from the scene on a dark mountain bike, while people at the centre said they had seen customers running out of the doors and calling for help.
