Police have arrested a third person on suspicion of the murder of 28-year-old Ashley Dale in her own home.
Police said today the suspect, who is from Dovecot and aged 27, was held on suspicion of murder and possession of a firearm, and remains in custody to be questioned by police.
A 25-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman were arrested on Wednesday, August 24 on suspicion of murder and assisting an offender. Both have been conditionally bailed to a later date pending further enquiries.
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The 28-year-old Knowsley Council worker was killed after a gunman forced his way into her home on Leinster Road, Old Swan at around 12.40am on Sunday, August 21. Merseyside Police have said detectives do not believe Miss Dale was the intended target but believe the killer was targeting the address.
Miss Dale was found with gunshot wounds to the body in the rear garden of the house and pronounced dead a short time later. Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Kameen has described the shooter as forcing open the front door and firing "multiple-shots indiscriminately".
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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