Police investigation in South Shields: Pictures from Marshall Wallis Road as forensic teams work at scene

Armed officers and forensic teams were pictured at the scene, with a police cordon also in place in the street.

Residents living in the area told the Gazette that emergency services vehicles arrived in Marshall Wallis Road in the early hours of Saturday.

A police presence has remained in the street all day, with scenes of crime officers pictured searching drains and taking photographs within the cordon area.

Here are some pictures from the scene on Saturday, taken by Gazette photographer Kevin Brady.