Streets sealed off after two shootings in Huyton
Police hit area with enhanced powers to stop-and-search after gunmen open fire on two houses just over a mile apart
A police cordon in Brookwood Road close to where a house was shot at in Reeds Road, Huyton (Image: Luke Traynor/ECHO)
Gunmen have opened fire on Huyton streets in two separate shootings just over a mile apart on Sunday. Today Merseyside Police confirmed gunmen had opened fire at a house in Woolfall Crescent and another house was shot at in Reeds Road, around 1.3 miles and a six-minute drive away. The first shooting happened at 2.30am and the second on Reeds Road at around 7.10pm.
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ONLOOKERS who witnessed cars being driven at speed at around the time a man was the victim of a suspected samurai sword attack are being asked to contact police. As the Star reported, a man suffered wounds to his neck during a shocking attack that resulted in a huge police presence descending on a Whiston street on Tuesday evening. The man in his 30s was injured at Stuart House, a block of flats off Delph Lane, shortly before 5pm. Police say the weapon involved was not recovered but was possibly a samurai sword . The victim, who also suffered wrist injuries, was taken to hospital where he was in a stable condition.
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