A 60-YEAR-old woman was shot in the leg when hooded thugs opened fire on her south Liverpool home.

The woman was in her Wavertree home at around 10.40pm on Monday when it was targeted.

She heard a knock at the door and looked out of the front downstairs window to see two hooded white youths stood on the pavement outside the terrace in Rossett Avenue, off Smithdown Road.

The victim shouted at the pair to clear off and they shouted something back before one opened fire.

The bullet pierced the window and ended up in the woman’s leg.

She was in hospital yesterday recovering. Her injuries are not life-threatening.

It is thought the attackers fled towards a car which was waiting nearby. The road was sealed off yesterday morning as crime scene investigators scoured the scene.

A Merseyside police spokesman said: “We are looking for two hooded males who fired shots at the house. High-visibility house-to-house inquiries will be taking place.”

ANYONE with information should contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.