A Merseyside street was cordoned off by police after a suspected shooting.

Officers were called to the scene at the junction of Green Hey Drive and Poulsom Drive, in Litherland, after 9pm.

Forensic teams were seen collecting evidence which was marked with yellow numbers on the road not far from Litherland High School.

One resident tweeted: “Shooting on Poulsom Drive in Bootle way to close to home.”

The ECHO understands there was a shooting on the road, but police were unavailable to confirm any incident last night.

The incident happened less than half a mile  from Fleetwood’s Lane, in Netherton, where, on Saturday night, an 18-year-old was shot in the hip crossing a canal footbridge.