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A tea-time shooting in front of a row of houses sparked a large police scene after neighbors heard a “loud bang.”
Emergency services were called to Hale Road, in Walton, around 5:30 pm today after they were shot in the street.
When police arrived, a cordon was placed in the area and officers began searching for the source of the noise.
A short time later, evidence was found that a gun had been fired on the street and more closures were set.
Officers are still in the area and several roads have been plugged.
Matrix officers and forensics are now on site and are expected to remain there for most of the night.
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Photographs taken on Hale Road show police loading a set of ladders into the back of a van as forensic officers work inside the cordon.
Merseyside police confirmed that no one was believed to have been injured in the shooting and that none of the houses on the street were damaged.
In a statement, the force said: “We can confirm that the officers are here tonight, Friday the 13 th November, in the Walton area.
“We received a call just before 5.30pm to inform us of a heavy hit in the Hale Road area.
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“The agents went to the scene and found evidence in the street of a firearm shot.
“There are no reports at this stage of people injured or damages caused.
“An investigation is underway and house-to-house and CCTV investigations are being carried out in the local area.”
This is the second time shooting has taken place in Merseyside in less than 24 hours after 19-year-old Nyle Corrigan was shot and killed in Stockbridge Village on Thursday night.
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A 33-year-old man was arrested on Friday.
Chief Inspector Col Rooney said: “The investigation is in the early stages and we are doing extensive inquiries to establish what has happened.
“There is no suggestion at this time that anyone was injured.
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“I would ask anyone in the Hale Road area tonight to see someone or something suspicious to contact us as they may have information that is vital to our investigation.”
Anyone who is in the area or who has information that can help in the investigation should send an email to @MerPolCC or Crimestoppers anonymously at 0800 555111 quoting registration 789 of 13 th November.
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