Police in Merseyside have launched an investigation after a terrifying incident in which a man was 'shot at multiple times.'
Officers descended on Brookwood Road in Huyton at around 9.45pm on Tuesday (2 May) after reports of multiple shots being fired and a man heard screaming.
After arriving at the horror scene, a 37-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds to his foot and leg, the ECHO reports.
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Police believe the victim was chased into the garden by another man, who fired shots at him before escaping. The victim was taken to hospital where he is being treated for his injuries, which are not life threatening.
At least a dozen officers, forensics and detectives were seen at the scene, with pictures being taken in the front garden of a home on the road. Detectives were making door-to-door enquiries late into the night asking people if they heard or saw anything, or if they had working CCTV and doorbell cameras.
High visibility patrols have be stepped up in the area to reassure the community, police have said. Police are still hunting for the shooter.
Detective Inspector Alyson Keenan, said: "In the last year we have all seen the heart-breaking devastation that can be caused by those who use guns on our streets and I would appeal to anyone in the community who has any information to come forward, so we can keep our streets safe.
"These people should be treated like pariahs, who are not welcome in our communities because of the harm they bring. They have no respect for other members of the public so don't deserve any respect from the communities they inhabit.
"We are relentless in our pursuit of those involved in gun crime and will do anything in our power to remove these individuals from our streets and put them behind bars.
"We are committed to tackling gun crime, but we can't do it on our own. I would urge people from the community who may have any information which could help us to contact us. Any information provided will be acted upon. Help us to put this person where he belongs - behind bars. If you have any information at all, which may help us piece together the evidence we require, please call."
If you have any CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage, or any information about this incident DM @Merseypolice, or Facebook 'Merseyside Police Contact Centre' quoting reference number 1226 of 2 May.
Alternatively you can call the independent @CrimestoppersUK hotline anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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