{"id":776278,"date":"2026-09-20T00:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T00:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/776278\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T00:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T00:08:12","slug":"armed-police-descend-on-city-street-following-skirmish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/776278\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed police descend on city street following &#8216;skirmish&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No arrests were made and no weapons were found following the reponse<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Armed police were seen in Dingle on Saturday evening\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0_BHR_LEC_190926_ARMEDPOLICEjpeg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Armed police were seen in Dingle on Saturday evening\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Armed police were seen in Dingle on Saturday evening<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Armed police descended on one part of Liverpool this evening following reports a weapon had been spotted in the area. Armed officers were seen in Dingle on Park Road, Isaac Street and Jacob Street, with several people stating there had been a shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/merseyside-police\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Merseyside Police<\/a> attended the scene, with photographs showing officers had put a cordon in place. While the force confirmed to the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">ECHO <\/a>it had received reports of a weapon in the area, no weapons were found and no firearms were found to have been discharged in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson for Merseyside Police described &#8220;two groups of youths&#8221; having had a &#8220;skirmish&#8221;, with no arrests being made. When the ECHO spoke to the force at around 6.20pm, the force incident manager said officers were in the process of standing down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In several photos seen by the ECHO, armed police can be seen along Isaac Street, as well as walking along Park Road.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Armed police were seen in Dingle on Saturday evening\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1_BHR_LEC_190926_ARMEDPOLICE2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Armed police were seen in Dingle on Saturday evening\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Armed police were seen in Dingle on Saturday evening<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For the latest news and breaking news visit <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our <a aria-label=\"daily and breaking newsletterLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>. 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