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Teenager hit by shotgun pellets | Teenager hit by shotgun pellets |
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A 14-year-old boy has been shot in a street in Merseyside. | A 14-year-old boy has been shot in a street in Merseyside. |
Emergency services were called to the junction of Reeds Road and Bakers Green Road on the Bakers Green Estate in Huyton, at about 2030 GMT on Tuesday. | |
Officers say they do not believe he was the intended target and was struck by stray pellets from a shotgun fired by two men dressed in dark clothing. | Officers say they do not believe he was the intended target and was struck by stray pellets from a shotgun fired by two men dressed in dark clothing. |
The victim was taken to hospital and his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, police said. | The victim was taken to hospital and his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, police said. |
Officers are trying to trace a silver car, possibly a Ford Focus, in which the two men, dressed in black, were seen driving away. | Officers are trying to trace a silver car, possibly a Ford Focus, in which the two men, dressed in black, were seen driving away. |
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