Police in Merseyside have launched a murder investigation after a woman was shot dead in Liverpool.
Officers were called just after 12.40am on Sunday to a house in Leinster Road, in the Old Swan area of Liverpool, and found an injured woman in the rear garden of the property.
Merseyside Police said the wounds to her body were likely to have been caused by gun fire.
She was taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Detectives are carrying out enquiries to formally identify the woman and inform her next of kin.
Police say they are going from house to house and also checking CCTV as part of their investigation.
Officers are particularly keen to speak to anyone who saw a vehicle being erratically in the area or along the Prescot Road – part of one of the main routes into and out of the city – close to the time the shooting happened.
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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 enquiries 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.
“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.”
Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111 quoting log 0030 of 21st August.
