A 19-year-old man has died after being shot in Liverpool on Sunday night, Merseyside Police said.
Officers and paramedics were called to the Liver Industrial Estate in Aintree shortly after 11.10pm.
The teenager was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
A murder investigation is ongoing.
The head of the investigation, Mark Baker, urged anyone with information to come forward to help officers provide “answers” to the victim’s family and “bring the killer or killers to justice”.
“This was a terrible and tragic incident in which a young man lost his life, and our thoughts are first and foremost with his family who are trying to come to terms with their loss,” he added.
“Although this happened in an industrial area, there are residential homes nearby and I would ask anyone who saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area, or heard anything, to come forward so we can provide answers for their family and bring the killer or killers to justice.”
A police cordon is set up at the scene, close to a unit at the Taskers furniture store, for forensic examinations.
Merseyside Police said “extensive” CCTV investigations are taking place in the area and officers are going house to house.
High visibility patrols have been stepped up in the area to “provide reassurance”, they added, with police available to speak to anyone concerned.
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Baker added that gun violence had “claimed many young lives” on Merseyside.
“While the past 12 months have seen the lowest number of firearms discharged in more than two decades, our efforts to take guns off the streets and put those reckless enough to use them in prison will never stop,” he said. he.
“Every day, our officers serve warrants, open land searches, and stop and search to remove guns and other weapons from our streets.”
Incidents like this are a “tragic reminder,” he added, of how gun crime can “tear families apart” and “ruin many more lives than just the victim.”
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