Neighbours were left "shocked and frightened" after a man was found dead near their homes.
New Ferry Road in New Ferry became the centre of a murder investigation on Tuesday after the body of a man in his 40s was found in a flat.
Police and paramedics were called to the area at around 1.30am and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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A 59-year-old man from Wirral has since been arrested on suspicion of murder and taken into custody for questioning.
Detectives and forensics were also called to Egerton Park, Rock Ferry on Tuesday in relation to the investigation.
Police remain at both scenes this evening whilst officers continue their forensic and house-to house enquiries.
One man, who has lived in the New Ferry area for the last six years, told the ECHO: "I went out at around 10am this morning and saw the police van there and they've been there ever since.
"The road is fairly quiet, you don't get a lot of problems down here. They're blocks of flats but they used to be shops before that."
One woman, who lives near the scene, said no incidents as serious as this have happened in all the time she's lived in the area.
She said: "It's shocking isn't it. It's frightening to have that level of crime happening. I've not been our today or heard anything from neighbours."
Police could be seen guarding the entrance to a block of flats on Egerton Park this evening as forensics stood in the doorway.
Earlier today, a small cordon was erected outside the entrance to the flats in front of a row of wheelie bins.
Photos taken at the scene on New Ferry Road show a scientific support van parked outside a newsagents, while a mobile police station was also parked a few doors down.
Another woman, who lives in the area, told the ECHO: "It's shocking. You read things on the news but you don't expect it to happen right on your doorstep. It's sad, really sad."
Anyone with any information which could assist our investigation is asked to DM @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 quoting log 41 of Tuesday 11 January.
