A MAN has been arrested after gunshots were fired at a house in Wallasey on Sunday night.

Officers were called to a house on Paignton Road around 9.30pm and found damage to the front door frame consistent with a shotgun discharge.

A 35-year-old woman living at the house was not hit but suffered minor grazing from splintering wood.

The offender left the scene on a bike.

Detectives carried out house-to-house enquiries and are viewing CCTV from the area.

Police are treating the incident as a targeted attack.

A 29-year-old man from Wallasey was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

He is now in custody and will be interviewed.

Wirral Local Policing Commander, superintendent Ian Hassall said: "Firearms discharges in Wirral are extremely rare and this is a highly unusual incident. We are taking it very seriously indeed and patrols have been stepped up in the area to reassure the local community.

"Thankfully the victim’s injuries are extremely minor and she declined treatment offered to her by paramedics. However she is understandably shaken and upset and we are providing all the necessary support.

"Gun crime has no place on the streets of Merseyside and we will continue to do all we can to rid it from our communities. We need the public’s help to do this so please come forward, anonymously if need be, if you can tell us anything that could help us bring offenders to justice."

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.