Caught on Cam: UK Gunman Arrested after Series of Shootings in Liverpool

A 49-year-old man was arrested after three separate shooting incidents on Wednesday night in Merseyside County in North West England. The first incident unfolded at the News and Booze store — locally known as Sangha newsagents — on Lower House Lane, Norris Green area in Liverpool, at around 8:30 pm.

A man entered the shop, threatened the store assistant, demanded cash, fired a gun, and left the store empty-handed. The second incident occurred just before 8:50 pm outside the Showcase Cinema on Stonedale retail park in Croxteth. Armed with a gun entered the cinema complex, the man threatened two staff members in the foyer, fired shots in the air upon leaving, and escaped in a car. Police said no injuries were reported, and no damage was caused.

At around 10:20 pm, further reports emerged of gunshots heard at a property on Malpas Road. “A 49-year-old man from Fazakerley was arrested by Armed Response Officers at 4.46 am when warrants were carried out at a property in Fazakerley. When officers attended the property the male was aggressive and a Taser was deployed,” Merseyside police said in a statement.

The arrested individual faces charges of possession of a Section 1 firearm with intent to endanger life and robbery. He is currently in custody at a police station in Merseyside. Assistant Chief Constable Jenn Wilson, said: “Thankfully incidents like this, involving a single offender in three separate shootings in close proximity and quick succession, are extremely rare and this is the first time we have had to deal with an incident of this nature on the streets of Merseyside.”

“The shocking and distressing impact these incidents will have had on the shop assistant, the staff at the Showcase Cinema and those filmgoers who found themselves in a lockdown situation in the complex after shots were fired outside the cinema and the residents of Malpas Road cannot be underestimated. Officers were on the ground immediately following the first incident and were able to respond swiftly to the subsequent discharges, and a male was identified, located and arrested on suspicion of all three discharges within nine hours,” she added.