SHOOTING RAMPAGE
Cops investigating three separate shootings after gunman went on rampage recover firearm
A 49-year-old man from Liverpool was arrested on suspicion of possession of a Section 1 firearm with intent to endanger life
COPS investigating three separate shootings after a gunman went on a rampage have recovered a firearm.
Armed Police raced to Showcase Cinema in Liverpool, Merseyside, and were forced to put the venue in lockdown as terrified families watched the new Wonka movie.
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They’d received reports that a man had come into the foyer and threatened staff at around 8.50pm on Wednesday before fleeing.
Merseyside Police revealed yesterday that they have recovered a weapon, believed to be an assault rifle, from a nearby property.
They made the discovery on Thursday evening.
A force spokesman said: “It has been forensically recovered and tests will be carried out to establish if it is a viable firearm.”
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A 49-year-old man from the Fazakerley area of Liverpool, arrested on suspicion of possession of a Section 1 firearm with intent to endanger life and robbery, remains in custody and enquiries remain ongoing.
Just 50 minutes before the alleged gunman terrorised cinema-goers, he had threatened a shop assistant at the newsagent's less than a mile away, cops said.
CCTV footage from inside the store shows a man wearing a parka coat with the hood up, tracksuit bottoms and flipflops fire a single shot.
Gunshots were also later heard at a nearby property at around 10.20pm.
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Nobody was injured in the shootings.
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