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Shots fired at house in
Bootle
MERSEYSIDE Police have confirmed that
an investigation has been launched following reports that a house in Bootle was
shot at, on Tuesday, 4 October 2016. Residents in Eden Vale reported hearing a
loud bang at around 10.10pm and when Police arrived, Officers found damage to a
ground floor window of the property. The house was empty at the time and no one
was reported to has been injured. Officers from Sefton have since traced the
occupant and believe the shooting was a targeted attack, directed at someone
linked to the house. At the time, the street was been cordoned off and crime
scene investigators conducted a forensic examination of the area, as Detectives
made house to house enquiries. Merseyside Police said that they have increased
the Police presence in the area, to reassure the community. Gun crime needs to
stop and it can only be stopped with your help. Anyone with any information that
could help the investigation are being urged to call the gun crime hotline on:-
0800 230 0600 or leave information anonymously with Crimestoppers on:- 0800 555
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