Residents have told how they heard “shouting, arguing then screaming” on a Scots street before a man was found dead.
A 999 response scrambled to an address on Thorndean Avenue in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, at 11.30pm on Wednesday, May 18.
Medics attended, however a 56-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Locals have told how they heard men arguing with one another and shouting before loud screams tore through the neighbourhood.
They described the noise as “piercing” on the ear.
One woman said: “I was in bed about to drift off to sleep and then I heard men shouting and arguing with each other.
“They shouted back and forth very briefly then I heard men screaming loudly. It was really piercing and really loud.
“After that, there were just sirens and the whole street was taped off.”
Another local said: “I heard men quarrelling, their voices sound a bit slurred so I couldn’t make out what they were saying.
“I looked out the window and saw nothing so just thought nothing of it.
“A wee while later, I heard loads of people screaming really loudly so I got up and looked out again and couldn’t see anything.”
Images from the scene show the area cordoned off as officers guard an address.
A forensic tent has been erected at the side of the home as detectives carry out enquiries.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of a 56-year-old man who was found injured at a property in Thorndean Avenue, Bellshill, around 11.30pm on Wednesday, 19 May, 2022.
"Emergency services attended and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
“The death is currently being treated as unexplained and enquiries are at an early stage."
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