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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 at a house on Hathersage Road, in the Longview area of Huyton, just before 1600 GMT. | Detectives were called to reports of the teenager being shot at a house on Hathersage Road, in the Longview area of Huyton, just before 1600 GMT. |
| The boy, who has been named locally as Lewis O'Brien, was taken to hospital but died shortly afterwards. | The boy, who has been named locally as Lewis O'Brien, was taken to hospital but died shortly afterwards. |
| Police said an 18-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the shooting. | |
| Officers remain in the area and the scene has been cordoned off for forensic examinations. | Officers remain in the area and the scene has been cordoned off for forensic examinations. |
| Area closed | Area closed |
| The residential area where Lyme Grove crosses Hathersage Road has been blocked off. | The residential area where Lyme Grove crosses Hathersage Road has been blocked off. |
| On Wednesday night, only residents were being allowed in and out of the immediate scene, which was marked by police tape. | On Wednesday night, only residents were being allowed in and out of the immediate scene, which was marked by police tape. |
| Police and community officers were standing guard. | Police and community officers were 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. | 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. |