Detectives are appealing for information after a man fired a shotgun in Croxteth.
Police were called following reports that a shotgun had been discharged at the junction of Armill Road and Sovereign Road at around 2.30pm on Friday.
Officers and Crime Scene investigators attended at the scene last night and some shotgun wadding was found in Sovereign Road.
Forensic examinations are being carried out at the scene, along with a line search, and house-to-house inquiries are being carried out in the area.
The local community will also see an increase in high visibility patrols.
Detective Inspector Nick Suffield, said: “I can confirm that we are investigating a shotgun discharge in the Armill Road/Sovereign Road area of Croxteth, which we believe occurred around 2.30pm yesterday afternoon.
“At this stage we have no reports of any injuries, and no reports of any damage to surrounding properties.
“However, if someone has been brazen enough to fire a shotgun in the middle of the afternoon on a residential street we need to find them urgently.
“We do not want our communities living in fear. Individuals who are prepared to fire these weapons on our streets, with complete and utter disregard for the safety of local residents, need to be arrested and put before the courts so they can be taken out of the communities where they are causing untold harm.
“There will be people in the community who know who was involved in this, or may even know where these offenders are storing the gun that was used, I would appeal to them to search their conscience and ask themselves what could happen if they don’t let us have the information which could lead to the arrest of this dangerous individual.
“We are committed to tackling gun crime and will do everything we can to make our streets safer, but we need the community to help us.
“If you know something we would urge you to come forward, we need to find this individual and the firearm, so please do the right thing and get the information to us, either directly or through the independent Crimestoppers line.”
Anyone with information which could help the police with their inquiries is asked to contact detectives on 0151 777 4065, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.