

The horrific shooting comes seven years after her brother Lewis Dunne was shot dead aged 16 by a gang who mistook him for a rival, although her death is said to be unrelated to this. In a statement following the arrests of two people in relation to Ms Dale's death: Detective Chief Inspector of Merseyside Police, Cath Cummings, said: 'Our thoughts remain with Ashley Dale's family and friends following this appalling incident which led to her tragic death.Ĭouncil worker Ashley Dale was shot dead in what is believed to be a case of mistaken identity in the garden of her three-bedroom property in the Old Swan area of Liverpool. Meanwhile, three men have been arrested and subsequently released on bail following the murder of Sam Rimmer, 22, who was shot in Dingle, Liverpool, last Tuesday. Merseyside Police are still hunting the gunman. Ms Dale's tragic death came just a day before 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot in another separate shooting in the city. Thugs are thought to have burst through the door of her £70,000 three-bedroom terraced home, where she 'lived largely on her own', and sprayed bullets inside.

She was shot in the back by a gunman while in the back garden of the property in what is believed to have been a case of 'mistaken identity'. Ms Dale - described as 'beautiful' and a 'shining light' by devastated family members - was gunned down outside a property in the Old Swan area of the city. A woman has also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. Police have today arrested a man and a woman following the fatal shooting of graduate council worker Ashley Dale.ĭetectives say they have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering the 28-year-old in Liverpool on Sunday.
