Appeal after Walton firearm incident

We are appealing for information following a firearms incident in Walton late on Friday 29 March.

Officers on Willowdale Road at 10.10am today (Thursday 4 April) became aware of damage to windows at the front and back of the property consistent with a firearms discharge and officers made enquiries at the address.

Potential witnesses have now been spoken to and detectives believe the incident happened late on Friday 29 March, into Saturday 30 March.

There are no reports of any injuries and enquiries at local hospitals have so far proved negative.

Extensive CCTV and witness enquiries are being carried out and our investigation is ongoing to find the people responsible.

High visibility police officers will remain in the area in the coming days, and we are appealing for anyone with information to please get in touch. If you live in the area or were driving past at the time of the incident, please review your CCTV and dashcam footage to see if you captured anything significant.

Detective Chief Inspector Phil Atkinson said: “Anyone who fires a gun at a house risks causing very serious harm or worse to anyone inside. Our enquiries into this incident are at a very early stage but at this stage there are no reports of anyone being injured during the incident.

“Merseyside Police will not tolerate such dangerous and wreckless behaviour and we are committed to finding those responsible and bringing them to justice.

“We understand the concern that incidents such as this will cause in the Walton community, and I want to give my assurance that we are determined to rid the streets of firearms and find all those involved in serious organised crime.

“We conduct warrants, stop checks and searches in those areas where communities tell us people involved in gun crime operate, so keep telling us what they know so that we can take positive action.

“If you witnessed this incident, or have doorbell footage, or any information which could help us with our inquiries to come forward. I would also like to appeal to any motorists who were in the area, who may have captured the incident on dashcam footage to get in touch.”

If you have information in relation to this incident then please call Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting reference number 243 of 4 April.