A woman found with gun shot wounds died a short time later in hospital, police said.
Emergency services found the woman in a back garden on Leinster Road in Old Swan with gun shot wounds at around 12.40am today (Sunday.) Police have now revealed medical treatment was administered to the woman at the scene.
She was then taken to hospital but died a short time later. The woman, who was in her 20s, is yet to be formally identified.
READ MORE: Locals tell of gun fears after young woman shot dead
Her family have been told of her death and are being supported by specially trained officers. Forensic officers continue to work behind a cordon inside a terraced house on Leinster Road.
In the wake of her death, Merseyside Police has launched a murder investigation and detectives are appealing for information about a car, which was seen being driven 'erratically' on Prescot Road around the time of the shooting. Earlier today one local woman said she was worried about people in the area who had access to firearms.
Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Kameen said: “This clearly was a very shocking incident which has led to the death of a young woman. I understand how frightening incidents like this can seem to ordinary members of the public and in the coming hours and days we will be speaking to people living in the local and wider community to reassure them of the ongoing work we are doing to find the person or people responsible.
“Gun crime has no place on the streets of Merseyside and we will leave no stone unturned to bring those responsible for justice. An investigation is underway and a number of lines of enquiry are currently being investigated.
“The community, as always, are our eyes and ears and we know that there may be people living locally who saw or heard something in the early hours which may prove to be significant to our investigation.
“I would urge those people to please come forward and tell us what they know. If you live or work locally and have private CCTV or a Ring doorbell please check it to see if it captured anything which may assist us.
“Similarly I would ask taxi and delivery drivers if they were driving in the area to check their dashcam footage. We are particularly keen to find anyone who saw a vehicle being driven erratically in the area around Prescot Road.”
“Information and video footage can shared 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.”
Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 quoting log 0030 of 21st August.
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