20-Year-Old Charged Over Toxteth Shooting That Injured Teen

Overview

• Police named Ali Karadas, 20, and charged him with wounding with intent and possession of a prohibited weapon, then remanded him to Wirral Adult Remand Court.
• The charges stem from a shooting inside a Lime Grove house in Toxteth in which a 17-year-old girl was hit in the legs and needed surgery.
• Officers said the girl has been discharged from hospital and the firearms investigation remains active.
• Detectives arrested a 20-year-old after searches linked him to the case and found a machete, and they initially held him on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
• Investigators are appealing for information, including from anyone who saw people leave the scene toward Sefton Park, and they note Merseyside recorded its lowest number of shootings in 2025.