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Armed police display weapons after Liverpool gun killing | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Armed police are on patrol in Liverpool following a double shooting in which a man was killed and another was left seriously ill in hospital. | |
The men were shot in the street on Ravensthorpe Green, Norris Green, at about 01:00 BST in what police described as a "targeted attack". | |
Assistant Chief Constable Andy Ward said firearms officers would "now be displaying their weapons overtly" in patrols of the area. | |
A murder inquiry is under way. | |
Police said a man in his early 30s died at the scene. | |
Another man said to be in his 20s who was taken to hospital with gunshot injuries is said to be "serious but stable". | |
Mr Ward said gun crime was an issue in the area and urged people to come forward with information. | |
He said people's reluctance to co-operate with the police had hindered many investigations. | |
"In the last 30 shootings only four people involved have assisted us at all." |