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| Boy, 17, shot dead on Merseyside | Boy, 17, shot dead on Merseyside |
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| A 17-year-old boy has been shot dead on Merseyside, sparking a major police investigation. | A 17-year-old boy has been shot dead on Merseyside, sparking a major police investigation. |
| Detectives were called to reports of the teenager being shot on Hathersage Road, in the Longview area of Huyton, just before 1600 GMT. | Detectives were called to reports of the teenager being shot on Hathersage Road, in the Longview area of Huyton, just before 1600 GMT. |
| "The boy died shortly afterwards," said a spokeswoman for Merseyside Police, who added that more details would be released later. | "The boy died shortly afterwards," said a spokeswoman for Merseyside Police, who added that more details would be released later. |
| The scene has been cordoned off for forensic examinations. | The scene has been cordoned off for forensic examinations. |
| Area closed | |
| The residential area where Lyme Grove crosses Hathersage Road has been blocked off. | |
| Only residents were allowed in and out of the immediate scene, which was marked by police tape, with police and community officers standing guard. | |
| The house where the shooting happened is on a housing estate between two main roads in the Huyton area - Liverpool Road and Huyton Lane. | |
| Huyton is in the Merseyside borough of Knowsley and is located a few miles east of Liverpool city centre. | Huyton is in the Merseyside borough of Knowsley and is located a few miles east of Liverpool city centre. |