A man appeared in court on Monday after a group of football agents were allegedly held at gunpoint in an armed robbery in Moss Side. Among those included Dane Rashford, the brother to Man United star Marcus Rashford.
02.03.2022 - 10:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A 15-year-old girl has been seriously injured after being shot in Liverpool.
Police were scrambled to Upper Warwick Street in Toxteth at around 5.10pm last night (Tuesday) following reports of gunfire.
Officers found a teenage girl had been shot and she was rushed to hospital in a serious condition.
Merseyside Police said her condition is now 'stable'.
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A 21-year-old man was arrested last night on suspicion of attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Chief Inspector Col Rooney said the investigation is in 'the very early stages' with officers seeking to find out who was involved.
“While I understand this is a shocking incident for the local community we have a large police presence in the area carrying out a number of lines of inquiry and I would encourage people to come forward and tell us what they know", she added.
“I would ask anyone who was in the area of Upper Warwick Street around 5.10pm this evening who saw or heard anything suspicious or thinks they have captured anything significant on their mobile phone, dashcam or Ring doorbell to contact us as a matter of urgency.
“There is no room for guns on the streets of Merseyside and we will do everything we can to find the person or people responsible for this incident and bring them to justice.”
Police have made house-to-house inquiries and CCTV is being checked, the force added in a statement.
Anyone with any information has been asked to direct message @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 anonymously quoting log 647 of March 1.
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