A police cordon remains in place in Old Swan this morning, while a forensic tent (forensics pictured) was in place in front of a terraced house roughly halfway down Leinster Road

Woman in her 20s is found shot dead in back garden of house as police launch murder probe and hunt for car ‘driving erratically’

  • Officers called just after 12.40am today to a house on Leinster Road, Liverpool
  • Inquiries are ongoing to formally identify the woman and inform her next of kin
  • A Merseyside Police cordon remains in place in the Old Swan area this morning
  • Force is keen to hear from anyone who saw ‘erratic’ vehicle in Prescot Road area

A woman in her 20s has died after she was found with gunshot wounds in the garden of a home in the Old Swan area of Liverpool, following which police have launched a murder probe and are hunting for a car ‘driving erratically’.

Officers were called just after 12.40am today to a house on Leinster Road following concerns for the safety of a woman. They found a woman in the rear garden of the property with injuries to her body consistent with gunshot wounds, Merseyside Police have said.

The woman was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead, and inquiries are ongoing to formally identify the woman and to inform her next of kin.

Detectives have launched a murder investigation, with inquiries being carried out in the local area including an inspection of CCTV footage.

A police cordon remains in place in Old Swan this morning, while a forensic tent (forensics pictured) was in place in front of a terraced house roughly halfway down Leinster Road

A police cordon remains in place in Old Swan this morning, while a forensic tent (forensics pictured) was in place in front of a terraced house roughly halfway down Leinster Road

Officers were called just after 12.40am today to a house on Leinster Road following concerns for the safety of a woman

Officers were called just after 12.40am today to a house on Leinster Road following concerns for the safety of a woman

Detectives have launched a murder investigation, with inquiries being carried out in the local area including an inspection of CCTV footage

Detectives have launched a murder investigation, with inquiries being carried out in the local area including an inspection of CCTV footage 

A police cordon remains in place in Old Swan this morning, while a forensic tent was in place in front of a terraced house roughly halfway down Leinster Road.

In particular, the force is keen to hear from anyone who saw a vehicle ‘being driven erratically’ in the area around Prescot Road.

Detective Superintendent Mark Baker said: ‘This investigation is in the very early stages and while we understand the public will be very shocked and concerned by what has happened, we have a number of officers at the scene who are carrying out extensive inquiries to understand what has taken place and take immediate action.

‘A woman has tragically lost her life today and I want the public to be reassured that we will do everything we can to find who is responsible and bring them to justice.

Police inquiries are ongoing to formally identify the woman and to inform her next of kin

Police inquiries are ongoing to formally identify the woman and to inform her next of kin

Merseyside Police found a woman in the rear garden of the property with injuries to her body consistent with gunshot wounds

Merseyside Police found a woman in the rear garden of the property with injuries to her body consistent with gunshot wounds

The woman was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead (pictured, forensics on the scene)

The woman was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead (pictured, forensics on the scene)

‘I would ask anyone who was in the area of Leinster Road in the early hours of this morning who saw or heard anything or thinks they have captured anything significant on their doorbell camera or dashcam to contact us as a matter of urgency as they may have information which is vital to our investigation.

‘I would also encourage anyone who has any other information which they believe could assist with our investigation to get in touch.

‘I am particularly keen to hear from anyone who saw a vehicle being driven erratically in the area around Prescot Road.’

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.

‘Gun crime has no place on the streets of Merseyside and we will leave no stone unturned to bring those responsible to justice.

‘An investigation is under way and a number of lines of inquiry 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.

‘Information and video footage can be shared directly with the investigation team via the police public portal – Public Portal (mipp.police.uk).

Anyone with information is asked to direct message @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK on Twitter or contact 0800 555 111 quoting log 0030 of August 21.

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