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| A murder investigation is under way after a man was shot dead in a “cold-blooded, targeted” attack outside a chip shop in Liverpool. | A murder investigation is under way after a man was shot dead in a “cold-blooded, targeted” attack outside a chip shop in Liverpool. |
| Witnesses said a 26-year-old appeared to have been shot nine times outside Anna Jung’s in Grosvenor Road, Wavertree, at about 7pm on Wednesday. | Witnesses said a 26-year-old appeared to have been shot nine times outside Anna Jung’s in Grosvenor Road, Wavertree, at about 7pm on Wednesday. |
| A short time later, a 19-year-old man believed to have been with the victim admitted himself to hospital with a gunshot wound to his upper body. | A short time later, a 19-year-old man believed to have been with the victim admitted himself to hospital with a gunshot wound to his upper body. |
| The shootings took place as a Crimestoppers campaign was launched to tackle gun crime in Merseyside, following the first rise in firearms incidents in three years. | The shootings took place as a Crimestoppers campaign was launched to tackle gun crime in Merseyside, following the first rise in firearms incidents in three years. |
| The victim, from Toxteth, is the fourth man to be shot dead in Liverpool since April 2016. Last week, Thomas Baker, 44, from Everton, was shot while leaving his gym near the meat and fish market in the Old Swan area of the city. He was later pronounced dead. | The victim, from Toxteth, is the fourth man to be shot dead in Liverpool since April 2016. Last week, Thomas Baker, 44, from Everton, was shot while leaving his gym near the meat and fish market in the Old Swan area of the city. He was later pronounced dead. |
| Merseyside police said the 26-year-old man was taken to Aintree University hospital with serious gunshot wounds. He was later pronounced dead. | Merseyside police said the 26-year-old man was taken to Aintree University hospital with serious gunshot wounds. He was later pronounced dead. |
| Detectives believe the attacker ran down Grosvenor Road towards the city centre and have asked for witnesses to contact them. | Detectives believe the attacker ran down Grosvenor Road towards the city centre and have asked for witnesses to contact them. |
| A woman, who asked not to be named, said she tended to the victim while waiting for emergency services to arrive. | A woman, who asked not to be named, said she tended to the victim while waiting for emergency services to arrive. |
| “He had about nine shots in him and I held my hands with pressure over the wound while another girl pumped his chest,” she told the Liverpool Echo. | “He had about nine shots in him and I held my hands with pressure over the wound while another girl pumped his chest,” she told the Liverpool Echo. |
| Asst Ch Const Nikki Holland of Merseyside police said: “The investigation is in its early stages and extensive inquiries are being carried out to establish the motive and to identify those responsible. | Asst Ch Const Nikki Holland of Merseyside police said: “The investigation is in its early stages and extensive inquiries are being carried out to establish the motive and to identify those responsible. |
| “This was a cold-blooded, targeted attack on a residential street that has taken away the life of a young man. The people responsible for this attack knew exactly what they were doing and they need to be caught. | “This was a cold-blooded, targeted attack on a residential street that has taken away the life of a young man. The people responsible for this attack knew exactly what they were doing and they need to be caught. |
| “A young man, who should have had his life before him, has been killed and his devastated family are now faced with coming to terms with their loss. His parents and family will now have to live with their grief for the rest of their lives. | “A young man, who should have had his life before him, has been killed and his devastated family are now faced with coming to terms with their loss. His parents and family will now have to live with their grief for the rest of their lives. |
| “There is no place in our city for firearms, or those who use them and bring fear to our communities and on our streets. I would urge anyone who saw anything, or who has any information, to contact us urgently.” | “There is no place in our city for firearms, or those who use them and bring fear to our communities and on our streets. I would urge anyone who saw anything, or who has any information, to contact us urgently.” |
| On Thursday, a Crimestoppers anti-gun crime campaign will launch in the city, with a van displaying “emotive imagery” to drive through hotspot areas including Speke, Bootle, Norris Green, Wavertree and Old Swan. There will also be targeted social media advertising. | On Thursday, a Crimestoppers anti-gun crime campaign will launch in the city, with a van displaying “emotive imagery” to drive through hotspot areas including Speke, Bootle, Norris Green, Wavertree and Old Swan. There will also be targeted social media advertising. |
| In the nine months since April 2016, there have been 77 firearm discharges in Merseyside, 28 of which resulted in non-fatal injuries and four deaths. That compares with 60 shootings, two deaths and 11 injuries in the whole of the previous year. | In the nine months since April 2016, there have been 77 firearm discharges in Merseyside, 28 of which resulted in non-fatal injuries and four deaths. That compares with 60 shootings, two deaths and 11 injuries in the whole of the previous year. |
| The Crimestoppers north-west regional manager, Gary Murray, said: “We want to appeal to local people to tell us who is responsible for these crimes, without fear of repercussion, but we also need to find out where these guns are being stored, so that the police can make our streets safer. | The Crimestoppers north-west regional manager, Gary Murray, said: “We want to appeal to local people to tell us who is responsible for these crimes, without fear of repercussion, but we also need to find out where these guns are being stored, so that the police can make our streets safer. |
| “We know that picking up the phone or logging on to our site is probably one of the hardest things you’ll ever have to do. But in 28 years, we have never broken our promise to the public that those who contact us will always remain anonymous.” | “We know that picking up the phone or logging on to our site is probably one of the hardest things you’ll ever have to do. But in 28 years, we have never broken our promise to the public that those who contact us will always remain anonymous.” |
| The most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics show there were 7,866 offences in England and Wales in which firearms were involved in the year ending March 2015, up by 2% on the previous year – the first increase in gun crime in 10 years. | |
| Of these offences, 19 involved fatalities, 10 fewer than the previous year and the lowest since the data series began in 1969. | Of these offences, 19 involved fatalities, 10 fewer than the previous year and the lowest since the data series began in 1969. |