Children inside Crosby house as shot fired through window

Police say the people who live at the house on Whinfield Road have only just moved in and weren't the intended targets.

The front door was also set on fire at around 7.30 last night.

Chief Inspector Mark Morgan said:

"The investigation into this incident is in its early stages and we are keeping an open mind as to why this has happened, but we do believe that the victims, who were new to the street, weren’t the intended targets.

"Our priority is to establish who is responsible and to bring them to justice.

"Criminals who choose to use weapons do not care about putting other people at risk or the fear they bring to their own communities.

"There were children in this house, including a very young baby – the actions of those responsible were hugely reckless and we could easily have been dealing with a far more serious incident.

"We're relentless in our efforts to stop people acting in this manner. To protect our communities and achieve safer streets, I would appeal to the public to tell us what they know about the criminals involved in this incident and wider gun crime, so we can take robust action and put these people before the courts and in prison."