Police surrounded a block of flats after a man reportedly took a gun to a bar.
Merseyside Police surrounded Baltic Studios at the junction of Bridgewater Street and at Jamaica Street at around 5.55pm on Monday, January 9. Three Matrix vans, two Matrix police vehicles, and a small police van were called to the scene, with eyewitnesses reporting seeing armed officers at the scene.
Police, who did not arrive with blue lights flashing or sirens, then entered the building and arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. He is currently in custody where he will be questioned.
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