A man has been conditionally bailed after being arrested on suspicion of murdering Ashley Dale.
The 28-year-old, Knowsley Council worker, was shot dead in her own home on Sunday, August 21. Police have confirmed that they believe Ashley Dale was not the intended target of the attack, on Leinster Road, Old Swan.
Detectives investigating the murder, yesterday revealed they'd made a third arrested in connection with the murder. They arrested a 27-year-old man, from Dovecot, on suspicion of murder and possession of a firearm.
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He was taken to a police station for questioning but has today been bailed pending further enquiries. A 25-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman, both from Liverpool, were arrested on Wednesday 24 August, on suspicion of murder and assisting an offender respectively.
Both have also been conditionally bailed to a later date pending further enquiries. Detective Chief Inspector Cath Cummings said: "We have now made three arrests and extensive enquiries continue to establish the motive behind this attack, and to identify all those involved.
"Although progress is being made, I’d still like to urge anyone with information who has yet to come forward to do so as soon as possible. Please do not assume that what you know has been passed on by someone else, or that it is not significant enough to bring to our attention. I have a team of dedicated detectives who will make that assessment. Help us find justice for Ashley’s family, and for a community devastated by her loss.
"From extensive ongoing CCTV enquiries, we do know there were people walking close to the scene at the time of the offence. If this was you or someone you know, please come forward as you may, without realising, hold vital information to assist this investigation.
"Similarly, I would continue to ask taxi and delivery drivers if they were driving in the area between 12.20am and 12.40am and have dashcam footage to please contact us."
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