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PostPosted: Tue May 21, 2024 7:26 pm 
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Armed police shoot out taxi tyres in hunt for man

Police shot out the tyres of a taxi to bring it to a halt so they could arrest a suspect.

The "pre-planned stop" happened in Walton Lane, Liverpool, near to Everton FC's Goodison Park ground, just before 13:00 BST.

Merseyside Police said its trained firearms officers brought the taxi to a halt in a "controlled manner".

The force said it had arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of possession of a firearm.

A firearm, believed to be a self-loading pistol, was taken away for testing.

Det Insp John Mullen said: “A tactical and safe stop of the vehicle was carried out on Walton Lane by trained armed police officers who shot out the tyres in a controlled manner.

“One man inside the vehicle was arrested on suspicion of firearms offences.

“We are in the very early stages of our enquiries but removing firearms from the streets of Merseyside and keeping people safe remains a priority for the force.

“I would like to thank the public for their patience while this matter is being dealt with.”

A section of Walton Lane was closed in both directions after the incident.

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PostPosted: Tue May 21, 2024 11:36 pm 
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If this was pre planned was the driver the suspect ?

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PostPosted: Wed May 22, 2024 6:41 pm 
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edders23 wrote:
If this was pre planned was the driver the suspect ?

I would imagine so.

Even those opposed to anything the police do would surely doubt they would go around randomly shooting vehicle wheels.

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PostPosted: Wed May 22, 2024 7:25 pm 
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Bit of an update.

https://www.birkenhead.news/wirral-man- ... on-of-gun/

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