As shootings erupt again in Liverpool, residents say they have been left terrified after a shooting took place on a “quiet” street.
Residents are “terrified” after a gunman opened fire on a quiet street in Liverpool last night and believe gun crime in the city is “getting worse”.People living in Malpass Road, Liverpool, told The Independent they took cover in their homes on Wednesday night after hearing several gunshots.
It was a terrifying night when armed police were called to reports of three shots fired at a newsagent, a cinema and a building on Malpas Road.Merseyside Police confirmed there were no injuries during the three-hour attack and that the incident was not terrorism-related.
Many witnesses at the scene of the recent shootings were afraid to give their names, but told The Independent that the streets were usually quiet and “nothing happened”. One resident said: “I was getting ready to go to bed when I heard three shots.”“It’s so close to home it’s really scary. Nothing happens on these streets. “Everything is amazing because it’s usually very quiet and definitely the quietest in the area.” Other residents recalled the terrible ordeal: “I heard three shots around 10 or 11 o’clock. The first two seemed quieter and the third seemed louder.
It was scary. It’s really terrible. I was so nervous today that I couldn’t even leave the house. Normally it would have been.The gunman hit the street about two hours after he was reported to have shot a newspaper vendor.
Merseyside Police told Sangha Newsagents, of Lower House Lane, that a man entered the shop at around 8pm and threatened a shop clerk, shooting him and demanding cash before leaving empty-handed. At 8:50 p.m., police received a second report of shots fired at Showcase Cinemas on East Lancashire Road, where a man entered with a firearm and threatened two employees.
The suspect drove away from the scene and the theater was closed for about 45 minutes after the incident.Later, at 10:20 p.m., an additional report was received of a shooting at a home on Malpas Road.
One resident said he considers the street a friendly neighborhood but is afraid to leave his home when he hears gunshots. . In an interview with The Independent, she said: “We didn’t go out and socialize and we felt safer staying at home.”
We usually behave very nice, but today everyone behaves. “There’s still a lot of activity on the streets,” he said.Witnesses also spoke about other incidents of gun violence in Liverpool and how it influenced their actions.In 2022, 23-year-old hairdresser Elle Chapman was shot dead outside a bar on Christmas Eve.
His death comes just months after councilor Ashley Dale, 28, was shot dead in a Liverpool backyard. Also in 2022, nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Corbel was shot in the chest at her home in Dovecote, Liverpool, on September 22. August. Olivia rushed home and died after the target of the attack, Joseph Nee, came outside to see what was causing the commotion.
Gunman Thomas Cashman fired at the door and was later convicted of her murder.
Recalling the incident, a Malpas Road resident said, “We didn’t open the door because we remembered what happened to that little girl.” “I was very scared and felt helpless.””Is gun crime getting worse in Liverpool?” In response to this question, another resident said: “I feel like it’s getting worse.
Especially when you see it right on your doorstep. “Something has to be done, but we can’t control it.”
