Armed police smashed in a front door and shouted "get your hands up" as they cordoned off a street.
Merseyside Police received a call at around 5.50pm on Tuesday, June 6, reporting a man had been seen in possession of a suspected gun in Rawcliffe Road in Walton. Police arrived in force a short time later with patrol cars, matrix cars, a dog unit and armed police.
Eyewitnesses said they saw armed police with "big guns" walk up to the entrance of a home and start shouting. A cordon was put in place covering the majority of Rawcliffe Road between Rice Lane and Highfield Road.
An eyewitness, who lives on the road, said: "At about 6.20pm three matrix cars turned up they kicked the door in with one of those metal bars. They were shouting get your hands up, police are coming in, you need to get out, don’t bring anything with you.
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"Then the dog van turned up, the dog went in and they all came out."
Another person living on the road said they watched the police enter the home and come out a short while later.
They added: "They [police] came out and took their gear straight off. I didn’t see them bring anybody out.”
Another person on the road said they were told to “get back inside” by police on the street. Police have now confirmed they did not find a firearm during their investigations and no arrests have been made.
A spokesperson from Merseyside Police said: "We can confirm that armed officers were called to an incident in Walton this evening. We received a report at around 5.50pm today (Tuesday 6 June) that a man had been seen in possession of a suspected firearm on Rawcliffe Road, in Walton.
"Armed officers were deployed to the scene and a road closure was put in place. No firearm was found and no arrests have been made.
"The incident has now been stood down as a firearms incident, but our enquiries are ongoing."
If you have any information, get in touch @MerPolCC on Twitter, 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, with reference 815 of 6th June.
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