Around 12.40 a.m. on Sunday, Ashley Dale, 28, was discovered lying wounded in the backyard of a home in Old Swan, Liverpool. She was given medical attention on the scene, but after being transported to the hospital, she was later declared dead.
She was found dead from a single gunshot wound, according to a Home Office post-mortem investigation. Police are of the opinion that Ms. Dale, a graduate who worked for Knowsley Council’s environmental health team, was not the intended victim.