Killer who shot dead woman, 28, in her home is still on the run as new CCTV issued

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Detectives have released new CCTV footage as they continue to investigate the murder of a 28-year-old woman. Ashley Dale died from a single gunshot wound, a Home Office post-mortem has found.

A gunman burst through the front door of her Merseyside home in the early hours of Sunday, August 21. Police believe she was not the intended target, the Liverpool Echo reports.

But detectives think the gunman had been targeting Ashley's address for unknown reasons. She was found with gunshot wounds in the back garden of the property, on Leinster Road, Old Swan.

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Ashley was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Now, detectives have released CCTV footage of a car being driven into Leinster Road at around 12.30am on Sunday, roughly 10 minutes before the shooting was reported.

Officers wish to speak to the car's driver, or any passengers, as police believe they may have vital information which could help the investigation. DCI Cath Cummings said: “Our officers are working round-the-clock to investigate this appalling incident which led to the tragic death of a young woman.

“Our enquiries so far show that a car was driven into Leinster Road, not too long before the incident was reported to police. If it was you driving the car, you were a passenger or the CCTV jogs your memory about anything you might have seen in the early hours of Sunday morning then please get in touch. Information you have could be crucial to our ongoing investigation.

“From reviewing CCTV footage in the area, we have also identified that there were a number of people on foot around the time of the incident. A boxing match had not