The police are currently investigating a report regarding the sound of gunshot at the Falcon House apartments in Sliema.

In a statement, the police said that a report had been received that a shot had been fired in a residence in High Street.

Witnesses gave an account of what happened to officers and the apartment where the shot was fired was identified, through damage that had been caused.

The police questioned a 50-year-old man who was in the apartment when a firearm accidentally went off. No-one was injured.

The gunshot was heard at around 2am, but the police were only informed about the incident at noon.

Officers turned up on site and were seen entering Falcon House to continue their investations.

A police spokesperson on site told the media that police spoke to people who live in the area to confirm if they had heard a similar sound, and the time it was heard.

The police are also speaking with a 50-year old man, a resident in Sliema, to gather more information on what could have happened, the spokesman said.

The spokesperson said that a magisterial inquiry has been launched under magistrate Abigail Critien who has appointed a number of experts to assist in the investigation.

The site is the scene of a double murder that took place on 1 January 2012.