Investigations into a cluster of recent shootings are being hampered by victims refusing to help police - including a man who was shot in the leg this weekend.
The murders of three people over six days of madness in August, including nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, was followed by a few weeks of calm as Merseyside Police cracked down on organised criminals.
But there have been a number of serious firearms incidents in recent weeks, including the murder of 53-year-old nan-of-seven Jackie Rutter in Moreton on October 30 and injury shootings in Litherland and Birkenhead.