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Anybody know why the police are active in Lindeth Avenue, off Poulton Road, this afternoon, Sunday 20th March?

Yeh my niece lives in ilford ave and shes just told me that somebody is firing a gun out of the flats at the top of her road.

Somethink on facebook about it. The road is closed off Someone shooting out of a window. And there were some families fighting..

ive just been told 40 minutes ago that someone has been shot.
but you know what people say, so i am just waiting to see if it is true.

Thanks guys.Anyone know what sort of kind it is?

Sorry, I mean what sort of gun is it?

just been told by a friend in the area that he was told by someone at the scene that it was an air rifle

Four arrested after air gun shooting in Wallasey


Police have made four arrests following an air gun shooting in Wallasey on Sunday afternoon.

Officers were called to reports of people being injured on Poulton Road after being shot by air pistol pellets.

At the scene police found two people, aged 61 and 22, who had each suffered pellet wounds to their upper body.

Both men had been walking along the road when the incident occurred. They were taken to Arrowe Park Hospital for treatment and later discharged.

Poulton Road was closed as officers searched for the person responsible and a 17-year-old from Wallasey was arrested on suspicion of wounding last night.

He was taken to a police station on Merseyside to be interviewed by detectives. He is still being held in custody.

A 16-year-old from Liverpool has also been arrested on suspicion of two counts of wounding; a 17-year-old from Wallasey on suspcion of obstructing police; and an 18-year-old from Pensby also on suspicion of obstructing police.

Anyone with information should call police on 0151 777 2265 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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