A large crime scene was set up in a residential area after shots were fired at a house in Kirkby.
Police were called to the house in Park Brow Drive after it was reported the attack caused damage to a ground floor window. Thankfully there was nobody in property at the time of the shooting which it is thought happened some time before 11pm on Friday, April 22.
An investigation is now under way, with crime scene investigations being carried out along with house-to-house enquiries. Officers are also examining CCTV footage in a bid to identify those responsible, and are out and about in the local community to give reassurance to the local community.