Police investigating the murder of Daniel Keatinge, 25, say he was targeted, but the motive for the killing remains unknown.

Police investigating the murder of Daniel Keatinge, 25, say he was targeted, but the motive for the killing remains unknown.They added that his family has been "extremely traumatised" by his death.Investigators are now appealing for information following sightings of a silver car in the Formosa Road, Eagle Dene, Hawksmoor Park area of Fazakerley at the time of the incident.Mr Keatinge of Higher Lane had been out with friends when he was shot in Formosa Road at 7.30pm on Friday.Police believe after the shooting a lone gunman fled from Formosa Road toward Eagle Dene and the Hawksmoor Park area.They described the man they wish to speak to as aged between 16 - 20, wearing dark clothing with a hood up and possibly wearing a face mask.DCI Dave Brunskill said; "We are keen for anyone who was in the vicinity of Formosa Road, Eagle Dene and the Hawksmoor Park area at around 7.30pm on Friday to come forward if they saw anybody acting suspiciously, or any vehicles which seemed out of place."We are keen to speak to anybody who has any information regarding the motive or who the offender was."We are also keen to talk to the owner of a silver car which was in the area at the time of the incident, or anyone who saw the vehicle."A post mortem was carried out on Saturday which confirmed that the victim died as a result of four gun shot wounds to the abdomen."

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