Merseyside Police has issued an update after reports of shots being fired in a Halifax branch in Bootle.
On Monday afternoon, emergency services rushed to the Strand Shopping Centre following reports of an ongoing incident and a cordon was put in place. Police confirmed they received reports a man had fired a gun at the Halifax bank branch inside the centre, before making off from the scene on a dark mountain bike.
No injuries were reported but members of staff and customers in the bank were left "extremely shaken" by the incident. On Tuesday, the force confirmed the weapon fired was a "blank firer and not a viable firearm".
