Armed police are hunting a gunman after shots were fired at a Liverpool cinema and a second premises in the city.
Merseyside Police received reports shots had been fired at Showcase Cinemas on East Lancashire Road at about 8.50pm last night after a man entered carrying a firearm.
The forces 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 during what is described as a “fast-moving incident”.
The building was locked down and staff and members of the public were told to stay inside.
The force said nobody 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.
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