Family 'torn apart' after young woman shot dead in Liverpool
28 year old Ashley Dale was gunned down in her own home in Old Swan
The family of a woman shot dead in her own home in Old Swan have described her as their "shining light".
28 year old Ashley Dale was gunned down in the early hours of Sunday. Police believe a number of people broke into her house on Leinster Road and opened fire in the early hours of Sunday.
In a statement, Ashley's family says:
“Ashley, our girl – our shining light. Our hearts are broken into a million pieces.
“Ashley was a hard working young woman, who had her entire life ahead of her.
“She had just been promoted at her job with Knowsley Council. She had a degree and so many plans for her bright future that had only just begun. Her laugh, smile and energy was infectious in any room.
“We can’t come to terms with how this would happen to a defenceless woman in her own home. None of this makes sense and our lives will never be the same again. A senseless crime that has torn a family apart. Justice needs to be brought.”
Officers were called just after 12.40am on Sunday to a house on Leinster Road and found a woman in the rear garden of the property with injuries to her body consistent with gunshot wounds.
Ashley was taken to hospital where she was sadly pronounced dead, becoming the first female victim of gun crime in Liverpool in almost two decades.
Merseyside Police say the incident has shocked the entire force, and they're continue to appeal for information as investigations continue.
Anyone with information, dashcam, CCTV or doorbell footage can share this directly with the investigation team via the police public portal - Public Portal (mipp.police.uk).
You can also contact us via social media @MerPolCC or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 22000615873.