A suspect has been named by Merseyside Police over a string of firearm offences.
Steven Shannon, 28, from Liverpool Road, in Huyton has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of ammunition, conspiracy to convert imitation weapons into firearms and conspiracy to possess prohibited weapons for sale.
On Wednesday January, 5, 2022, officers searched an address on Wimbourne Road in Huyton and recovered a gun, ammunition and a number of suspected stolen off-road bikes. The firearm was made safe by officers and forensically recovered.