A police investigation is underway after an 11-year-old boy was shot in the head with a BB gun in West Cumbria.

Police say the boy sustained no injuries in the incident, at Market Square, Cleator Moor, at around 2pm on Saturday.

At the time a group of teenagers, believed to be about 14-years-old, were in possession of the weapon, a police spokesperson said.

Anyone with information should call officers on 101.