Police have launched an investigation after shots were fired in a residential street.

Shortly after 11.15pm on Thursday, police found forensic evidence of gunfire on the road and on a staircase on Middletown Drive in Pembroke.

They also found bullets lodged in a nearby fence. No injuries were reported. A police spokesman said forensics officers combed the scene and officers from the serious crime division were carrying out the investigation.

• Anyone with information that could help the inquiry should call 211, the main police number at 295-0011, or the independent and confidential Crime Stoppers number on 800-8477