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| Blackburn shooting: Further arrests over Aya Hachem death | |
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| Three more people have been arrested over the death of a woman in a drive-by shooting. | |
| Aya Hachem, 19, was shot in the 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 was arrested 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. | 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 on Sunday when she was hit by one of several shots fired from a car. | 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. | |
| 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". |
| The Lebanese-born teenager - a second year student at the University of Salford - 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. | 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' | '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 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. | 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. |
| Ms Hachem arrived at the school as a 12-year-old "with very little English" but "picked it up very quickly". | Ms Hachem arrived at the school as a 12-year-old "with very little English" but "picked it up very quickly". |
| 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. | 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 Toyota Avensis, believed to have been used in the shooting, was found abandoned in Wellington Road. | |
| Lancashire Police said the shooting was not being treated as a terrorism-related or racially-motivated incident. |