Old Swan murder investigation: woman found shot dead in back garden

Merseyside Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman died from gunshot wounds in Old Swan in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Officers were called out Leinster Road at around 12.40am and found the woman seriously injured in the back garden of a house.

She was taken to hospital where she was sadly pronounced dead. The woman has not yet been formally identified but next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

Police are keen to track down a the occupants of vehicle seen driving erratically in the area around Prescot Road.

An murder investigation is underway and house to house and CCTV enquiries have been carried out in the local area.

Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Kameen said: “This clearly was a very shocking incident which has led to the death of a young woman.”I understand how frightening incidents like this can seem to ordinary members of the public and in the coming hours and days we will be speaking to people living in the local and wider community to reassure them of the ongoing work we are doing to find the person or people responsible.

“An investigation is underway and a number of lines of enquiry are currently being investigated.

“The community, as always, are our eyes and ears and we know that there may be people living locally who saw or heard something in the early hours which may prove to be significant to our investigation.

“I would urge those people to please come forward and tell us what they know. If you live or work locally and have private CCTV or a Ring doorbell please check it to see if it captured anything which may assist us.

“Similarly I would ask taxi and delivery drivers if they were driving in the area to check their dashcam footage. We are particularly keen to find anyone who saw a vehicle being driven erratically in the area around Prescot Road.”

How to contact police

Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 quoting log 0030 of 21^st August.