These are the latest ECHO headlines this morning.
Updates police cordon off murder scene as man shot dead in Toxteth
A man was shot dead in Toxteth last night. Detectives have launched a murder investigation after the man, believed to be in his early 20s, was shot in his upper body.
Officers performed CPR until paramedics arrived and rushed him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
A crime scene is in place while police carry out investigations and officers are also completing house-to-house inquiries.
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Detectives said it is believed there were two offenders at the scene, on Lavrock Bank.
Both suspects were wearing dark clothing and were seen leaving the area on electric bikes.
Read full updates here.
Man pulled knife out in shop in parking row before he was stabbed in head
A man pulled out a knife in a corner shop before being chased down the street and stabbed in the head with a machete.
Michael Walker brandished the knife in front of shocked customers, including terrified children, after a row erupted over parking. His neighbour then attempted to run him over with his car and "hacked" at him with the fearsome weapon.
Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday, Tuesday, that an altercation had occurred between the 34-year-old and Steven Doyle on June 1 this year. The dispute is said to have centred on the parking situation - Mr Doyle being Walker's partner's next door neighbour - and the two parties' respective children, and resulted in criminal damage being caused and Walker being threatened with a machete.
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At around 2.30pm the following day, the defendant entered the Go Local Extra store on Roughwood Drive in Kirkby with his partner and her 12-year-old son. Inside, an argument broke out between him and Mr Doyle's girlfriend Cheri Hulme.
Walker - of Stavordale Road in Moreton, Wirral - then produced a "very large kitchen knife" from the waistband of his shorts, held the weapon above his head and made a stabbing movement in a downwards motion. The court was played CCTV footage of the incident, which showed a child on a bicycle only metres away when he brandished the blade and his frantic parents beckoning the youngster away.
Read more here.
Faces of 17 people police want to speak to immediately
Police want to speak to these 17 people about recent crimes across Merseyside.
CCTV images have been released in a bid to help investigations into crimes committed in the region. The crimes range from a teenager stabbed in a street fight to a woman sexually assaulted in a shopping centre.
Merseyside police believe the people pictured in these appeals have information that could solve active cases. All appeals have been released in the last two months, however some crimes date back to March 2022.
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Here we've rounded up some of Merseyside Police's most recent appeals.
Police are urging the public to come forward if they have any information about the people pictured. People are asked to DM @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 21000883233.
