Three men are due in court today in connection with a shooting that saw staff and pupils at a Kirkby school kept indoors.
On Monday staff and pupils at at All Saints Catholic High School in Roughwood Drive l were told not to leave by police after a firearms incident nearby .
The drama occurred when shots were fired at a house window in Whitburn Road.
A shotgun was used and caused damage to a window of the house at around 2.30pm. No-one was injured.
Today police confirmed three men have been charged with possession of a firearm following the incident. Philip Mark Thomas Cox, 25, of College Fields, Cronton, Liam Doyle, 21, of Roman Way, Kirkby and Kevin Paul Kelly, 23, of Barford House, Huyton, are due to appear at Liverpool Magistrates Court today.
After the incident several people wrote on a local Facebook page that they had heard the gunshots.
Gillian O’Hare Humphreys said: “My daughter was about to leave All Saints at 3pm. She texted me saying there were police everywhere, because there had been a shooting.
“Then at 20 past she texted to say they had been kept in because it was too dangerous to be let out of school. There was a noise on the loud speaker at school and it said it was safe for them to leave at about 3.20pm.”
A spokesperson for Knowsley Council said: “Staff and pupils at All Saints were advised by the police to remain in school following an incident in the local area.
“Parents were notified of the slight leaving time delay of 20 minutes – parents were very supportive of this precautionary measure.”
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Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/