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A man and woman have been arrested after reports a man was threatened with a gun in Knotty Ash.

A 19-year-old woman from Page Moss and 21-year-old man from West Derby were arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence after early morning raids were carried out by officers this morning.

Police executed the warrants in Page Moss and West Derby following a report that a man was threatened with a firearm in Finch Lane, Knotty Ash, at about 9pm on Sunday.

Detective Sergeant Adam Smith said: “Today’s warrants have been carefully planned to target individuals we believe to be involved in Sunday’s incident and show our commitment to tackling gun crime.

“I would like to reassure our communities that we are relentless in pursuing those involved and recognise that the use of firearms blights our communities and puts ordinary law-abiding people at risk.

“These arrests today send out a clear message that we will continue to disrupt those people involved in firearms offences and will put them before the courts to make sure our streets are kept safe.”

Anyone who has information about gun crime is asked to call the Matrix team on 0800 230 0600 or Merseyside Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, 0800 555 111.