Woman, 28, shot dead in garden 'was not intended target'

A woman who died after being shot in Old Swan has been named as Ashley Dale.

Merseyside police today confirmed they believe the attack on the address was targeted but the 28-year-old Knowsley Council employee was not the intended target. Emergency services rushed to the back garden of a house on Leinster Road, after reports for concerns of the safety of a woman at around 12.40am on Sunday, August 21.

At the scene they found Ashley had suffered gunshot wounds. She was given treatment in the back garden of the property before she was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.