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Blackburn shooting: Three more arrests over Aya Hachem killing Blackburn shooting: Three more arrests over Aya Hachem killing
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Three more people have been arrested over the fatal shooting of a young woman from a passing car.Three more people have been arrested over the fatal shooting of a young woman from a passing car.
Aya Hachem, 19, was found with a wound to her chest in King Street, Blackburn on Sunday. Aya Hachem, 19, was found with a wound to her chest near a supermarket in King Street, Blackburn on Sunday.
Two men, aged 31 and 35, are being held on suspicion of murder and a 29-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender.Two men, aged 31 and 35, are being held on suspicion of murder and a 29-year-old man on suspicion of assisting an offender.
It follows earlier arrests of three men from Blackburn, aged 33, 36, and 39 who remain in custody.It follows earlier arrests of three men from Blackburn, aged 33, 36, and 39 who remain in custody.
The new arrests were made in the Blackburn area on Tuesday evening, Lancashire Police said.
'Complete tragedy''Complete tragedy'
Ms Hachem was out shopping at about 15:00 BST when she was hit by a single bullet, Lancashire Police said. Ms Hachem was out shopping at about 15:00 BST on Sunday when she was hit by one of several shots fired from a car.
Deputy Chief Constable Terry Woods said the "completely innocent" law student had not been the intended target. Deputy Chief Constable Terry Woods of Lancashire Police said the "completely innocent" law student had not been the intended target.
A Toyota Avensis, believed to have been used in the shooting, was later found abandoned in Wellington Road.
Her parents said she was the "most loyal devoted daughter" who "dreamed of becoming a solicitor".Her parents said she was the "most loyal devoted daughter" who "dreamed of becoming a solicitor".
She was also a young trustee for the Children's Society. The Lebanese-born teenager - a second year student at the University of Salford - was also a young trustee for the Children's Society.
The charity's chief executive Mark Russell said: "She was bright, passionate, hard-working, ambitious - she wanted to be a lawyer and we used to talk about that. The charity's chief executive Mark Russell said: "She was bright, passionate, hard-working, ambitious.
"It's a complete tragedy that her life has been cut short.""It's a complete tragedy that her life has been cut short."
'Great aspirations'
Her former head teacher described as a "wonderful young lady who had so much to offer".Her former head teacher described as a "wonderful young lady who had so much to offer".
Diane Atkinson, executive head teacher at Blackburn Central High School, said she was a "very intelligent young lady" who had "great aspirations to help other people". Diane Atkinson, executive head of Blackburn Central High School, said: "She fled a war-torn zone as a refugee and came to the UK looking for a better life.
She said Ms Hachem "worked incredibly hard to become the very, very best person she could be". Ms Hachem arrived at the school as a 12-year-old "with very little English" but "picked it up very quickly".
A post-mortem examination revealed she died as a result of a single gunshot wound to her chest. She was a "very intelligent young lady" who had "great aspirations to help other people" and "worked incredibly hard to become the very, very best person she could be", Ms Atkinson said.
A post-mortem examination revealed the teenager died as a result of a single gunshot wound to her chest.
Lancashire Police said her death was not being treated as a terrorism-related or racially-motivated incident.