Police swarmed a suburban road final evening after neighbours reported the screams of a person who was chased right into a entrance backyard and shot at a number of instances.

Merseyside Police obtained a 999 name at round 9.45pm on Tuesday, May 2 following experiences of a number of pictures being fired on Brookwood Road in Huyton and a person being heard screaming. Once officers arrived they discovered a 37-year-old man had been shot in his foot and leg.

Officers imagine the sufferer was chased into the backyard by one other man, who fired pictures at him earlier than escaping. The sufferer was taken to hospital the place he's being handled for his accidents, which aren't life-threatening, reports the Liverpool Echo.

At least a dozen officers, forensics and detectives had been seen on the scene, with photos being taken within the entrance backyard of a house on the highway.

Detectives had been making door-to-door enquiries late into the evening asking folks in the event that they heard or noticed something, or if that they had working CCTV and doorbell cameras.

High visibility patrols have been stepped up within the space to reassure the neighborhood, police have mentioned.

Detective Inspector Alyson Keenan, mentioned: "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 folks must be handled like pariahs, who usually are not welcome in our communities due to the hurt they bring about. They don't have any respect for different members of the general public so do not 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 dedicated to tackling gun crime, however we won't do it on our personal. I might urge folks from the neighborhood who could have any data which may assist us to contact us. Any data offered will probably be acted upon. Help us to place this individual the place he belongs - behind bars. If you will have any data in any respect, which can assist us piece collectively the proof we require, please name."

If you will have any CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage, or any details about this incident DM @Merseypolice, or Facebook 'Merseyside Police Contact Centre' quoting reference quantity 1226 of two May. Alternatively you possibly can name the impartial @CrimestoppersUK hotline anonymously on 0800 555 111.