Police Investigate Aigburth Shooting

By Kaltun Abdillahi

The area around Galbraith Close on Aigburth Road became the centre of a police investigation after shooting on Tuesday night.

A gun was discovered from the scene and residents heard loud bangs after shots were fired at about 10:30pm.  Police confirmed later on that no one was hurt but found minor damage to a vehicle.

The incident meant the police cordoned off streets and became inconvenient for residents who were not allowed to get to their homes without getting permission.

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The blocked off streets caused more disruption for a wide variety of people from those who travel in the area to work to school students, several of them having to make different travel arrangements.

A resident near the scene recalled the start of the incident when they first heard a police helicopter hovering overhead. “Although I didn’t hear any gunshots, a friend told me about it and then I later remember becoming annoyed about the loud helicopter, not aware of what has gone on. So this morning was the only time I actually saw the scale of the incident and what had actually happened” said a resident.

Chief Inspector Roy McGregor said: “We take incidents of this nature extremely seriously and we are determined to identify the people responsible. Thankfully no one was hurt in the incident. (Echo quote) Police are appealing to anyone who at the time of the incident was in the area to contact the police with any potential information to help towards their inquiries.

The road in both directions has now reopened after more than 12 hours of closure.

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