A man was heard screaming after being chased into a garden and shot.
Police were alerted at around 9.45pm on Tuesday, May 2 to reports of a gun being fired shots being fired in Huyton, after concerned locals heard the man screaming.
Upon arrival officers discovered the 37-year-old victim, who had been shot in his foot and leg, reports the Liverpool Echo.
An image from the scene shows Brookwood street in Huyton closed off with police tape, and a stationery police car.
Cops believe he was chased by another man and tried to take cover in the garden, before multiple shots were aimed at him. The victim was taken to hospital where he is being treated for his injuries, but they not life threatening.
Police, including forensics and detectives, scoured the scene, with pictures being taken in the front garden of a home on the road.
Detectives immediately launched a probe into the incident, and were seen making door-to-door enquiries late into the night asking people if they noticed anything, or if they had CCTV footage and doorbell cameras.
Police confirmed that high visibility patrols will now be ramped up in the area to reassure the community.
Detective Inspector Alyson Keenan, said: "In the last year we have all seen the heart-breaking devastation that can be caused by those who use guns on our streets and I would appeal to anyone in the community who has any information to come forward, so we can keep our streets safe.
"These people should be treated like pariahs, who are not welcome in our communities because of the harm they bring. They have no respect for other members of the public so don't deserve any respect from the communities they inhabit.
"We are relentless in our pursuit of those involved in gun crime and will do anything in our power to remove these individuals from our streets and put them behind bars.
"We are committed to tackling gun crime, but we can't do it on our own. I would urge people from the community who may have any information which could help us to contact us.
"Any information provided will be acted upon. Help us to put this person where he belongs - behind bars. If you have any information at all, which may help us piece together the evidence we require, please call.
"If you have any CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage, or any information about this incident DM @Merseypolice, or Facebook 'Merseyside Police Contact Centre' quoting reference number 1226 of 2 May. Alternatively you can call the independent @CrimestoppersUK hotline anonymously on 0800 555 111."
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