A 17-year-old girl has been shot in the legs in a “targeted attack” in Liverpool, police said.
The teenager was injured in the shooting in Toxteth at an address at Lime Grove, off Lodge Lane, at 12.55am on Thursday.
Investigators believe it was a “targeted attack by someone known to the victim”, Merseyside Police said. The young victim has been taken to hospital for assessment, police said.
Detective Inspector Ainsley McAlice said: “These are the critical early stages of our investigation, and we are looking to establish exactly what happened, where it happened, and to find the person responsible.
“We understand the concern that… any such incident will have in our communities, and initially believe that this was a targeted attack by someone known to the victim.” The teenager was injured in the shooting in Toxteth at an address at Lime Grove, off Lodge Lane, at 12.55am on Thursday
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