14/06/2012

Double Shooting In Liverpool Leaves One Dead

Merseyside Police have reported that a double shooting has left one man dead and another critically ill in hospital.

The incident happened on Ravensthorpe Green, Norris Green, in Liverpool at about 01:00am this morning.

In a statement police have said a man, believed to be in his 30s, died at the scene. The other man, said to be in his 20s, was taken to hospital with gunshot injuries.

Adding that the motive for the double shooting was not yet clear.

An investigation has been launched, with the scene cordoned off and police making house-to-house inquiries.

Police have issued an appealed for anyone with information to contact them.

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