Armed police hunt for gunman after shots fired in cinema

Police said it was being treated as a major incident

Armed officers are hunting a gunman after shots were fired at a Liverpool cinema and a second premises in the city. Merseyside Police said at around 8.50pm they received reports shots had been fired at Showcase Cinemas on East Lancashire Road after a man entered carrying a firearm.

They said a firearm was discharged in an incident at a business on Lower House Lane about 20 minutes earlier. Armed officers and local police were in the area and people were being advised to stay indoors.

The force said no-one had been injured and confirmed it was not terrorist-related, but that it was being treated as a major incident.

Police asked for anyone with information to call 999.