Police say no evidence of shots fired after reported shooting in Tuebrook
A number of people have been arrested after a car was damaged on West Derby Road
Last updated 28th Dec 2017
Police are investigating after an incident in Tuebrook last night where shots are believed to have been fired at a car, but say there's no evidence a gun was fired
Officers were called to West Derby Road at 9.25pm to reports a parked black Lexus car had been damaged, possibly as a result of a firearms discharge.
Nobody was inside the car at the time and nobody was injured during the incident.
Then at around 9.55pm, armed police stopped a black Audi A1 on Muirhead Avenue at the junction with Queens Drive.
A Force spokesman said: "Following further investigations today, Merseyside Police can confirm there is no evidence of a firearm having been discharged."
Four men who were arrested are now being questioned on suspicion of causing criminal damage
They are: A 27-year-old man from Woodchurch, Wirral; a 23-year-old man from Woodchurch, Wirral; a 19-year-old man from West Derby; and a 21-year-old man from West Derby.