Teenage girl injured in Toxteth shooting
Merseyside Police say she's in a serious condition in hospital
Merseyside Police have confirmed this evening (Tuesday 1 March) that a teenage girl has been injured in a shooting in Toxteth.
Officers were called to the scene on Upper Warwick Street at 5.10pm following reports that shots had been fired.
The girl has been taken to hospital where she is currently in a serious condition.
A short time later a man, in his 20s, turned up at hospital with a gunshot injury to his hand, which is not life-threatening.
Police say they're carrying out enquiries to establish whether the two injuries are linked.
An investigation is underway and house-to-house, forensic and CCTV enquiries are being carried out in the local area, and a number of roads have been sealed off as enquiries continue.
Chief Inspector Col Rooney said:
“The investigation is in the very early stages as we seek to establish what has taken place and who was involved.
“While I understand this is a shocking incident for the local community we have a large police presence in the area carrying out a number of lines of enquiry and I would encourage people to come forward and tell us what they know.
“I would ask anyone who was in the area of Upper Warwick Street around 5.10pm this evening who saw or heard anything suspicious or thinks they have captured anything significant on their mobile phone, dashcam or Ring doorbell to contact us as a matter of urgency.
“There is no room for guns on the streets of Merseyside and we will do everything we can to find the person or people responsible for this incident and bring them to justice.”
Liverpool Mayor Joanne Anderson tweeted:
Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 anonymously quoting log 647 of 1st March.