Shots
were fired at a house in Bootle
MERSEYSIDE Police are appealing for
witnesses after shots were fired at a house in Bootle on the evening of
Wednesday, 22 April 2015. Officers were called to the property on Southport
Road, Bootle, at around 10.25pm, by a member of the public reporting that they
had heard a noise which sounded like a gunshot. Patrols attended and found
damage to the front window and front door of a house and to a car (Volkswagen
Passat) parked nearby. The damage to both the house and car, Police say:-
"is consistent with a firearm being discharged." No one was injured
during the incident. The investigation is in its early stages and at this moment
in time there is no known motive for the attack. An extensive search of the area
is being carried out and the scene has been cordoned off whilst forensic
examinations are carried out. House to house enquiries are underway and an
investigation into the full circumstances surrounding the incident is
continuing. Officers are appealing to anyone who saw anyone acting suspiciously
in the area around the time of the incident, or anyone with information, to call
Matrix Serious Organised Crime officers on:- 0800 230 0600 or Crimestoppers,
anonymously, on:- 0800 555 111. |