Overview
- Merseyside Police confirmed late on Friday that shots were fired inside a café on Lodge Lane and several casings were recovered from the premises.
- Officers later updated that one man suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound and is receiving treatment in hospital.
- Detectives and forensic teams remain at the scene carrying out CCTV checks and house-to-house enquiries while a Section 60 stop-and-search order covers a broad area.
- Senior officers have appealed for witnesses, CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage and have given multiple contact routes including the force social media desk, 101 and Crimestoppers.
- Local people described hearing multiple gunshots and seeing people flee, and police say this incident follows another shooting in the area earlier this month, increasing concern among residents.