Overview
- Merseyside Police detained a 59-year-old man shortly before 12:24pm on Monday on Southport Road in Bootle.
- During the interaction the man collapsed and became unconscious, prompting officers to administer CPR and call an ambulance.
- He was taken to hospital and was pronounced dead about an hour later.
- Police said the man's next of kin have been informed and offered condolences to his family.
- A section of Southport Road from Aintree Road to Breeze Hill was cordoned off as detectives and forensic officers attended a nearby house, with witnesses reporting CPR on a driveway and a large emergency response.