Regional: Litherland shooting: Man, 20, blasted in back in shooting on quiet city street.....

REGIONAL:

20-year-old victim targeted just two days after teenager Kevin Wilson gunned down off Smithdown Road

A 20-year-old man was shot in the back last night in Litherland .

The man, shot outside a house on Chelsea Road just after 8pm , is thought to have been blasted in the lower back.

Detectives are looking for clues following the attack - but the man’s injuries aren’t thought to be life-threatening.

Last night, four police cars were present on the otherwise quiet residential street where officers had taped off a large section of the road.

Forensic officers were examining the outside of a red Seat car and another vehicle, as well as the area near the front door of a house.

Neighbour Nicolle Barlow, 23, said: “I heard two bangs, one after the other. I was out back to let the dogs out and that’s when the bangs happened.

“I thought they were fireworks originally but then someone saw the police outside and then we looked out the window and thought ‘oh, something’s happened'.”

Another woman living on the street, who did not want to give her name, said: “Two shots were fired in quick succession and then I heard some screaming.

“I’ve not lived on the road long but I’ve heard of things like this happening in the area before.”

A full investigation into the shooting is underway, including house-to-house enquiries and forensic examinations.

Patrols have been stepped up in the area to provide reassurance to the local community.

The shooting comes just days after teenager Kevin Wilson was killed by a single gun shot wound to the back on Holmes Street, just off busy Smithdown Road.

Paying tribute to the teenager the victim’s family said: “As a family we are struggling to come to terms with the tragic loss of Kevin. This loss has turned our world upside down.

“He will be missed every day and our lives will never be the same again. He still had his whole life ahead of him and he has been taken away from us too soon."

A similar shooting took place just last month in Litherland, when a 21-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds to his buttocks on Hornby Boulevard - adjacent to Chelsea Road.

On arrival at the scene in January officers found that a house in nearby Daniel Close had also been shot at.

Detectives are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident, or has any information, which could help them with their enquiries to contact them on 0800 230 0600 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Story and Photo Source: Liverpool Echo