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| Man arrested over boy's gun death | Man arrested over boy's gun death |
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| A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy at a house on Merseyside. | A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy at a house on Merseyside. |
| Lewis O'Brien was shot inside the property on Hathersage Road, in the Longview area of Huyton, just before 1600 GMT. | Lewis O'Brien was shot inside the property on Hathersage Road, in the Longview area of Huyton, just before 1600 GMT. |
| The teenager was taken to hospital but pronounced dead on arrival. | The teenager was taken to hospital but pronounced dead on arrival. |
| Merseyside Police said an 18-year-old man, from Huyton, had been arrested on suspicion of murder. He remains in custody for questioning. | Merseyside Police said an 18-year-old man, from Huyton, had been arrested on suspicion of murder. He remains in custody for questioning. |
| 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. |
| We will relentlessly pursue this investigation Det Ch Insp Richard Carr | We will relentlessly pursue this investigation Det Ch Insp Richard Carr |
| Det Ch Insp Richard Carr, senior investigating officer, said: "We are at the very early stages of our investigation and officers are trying to piece what has gone on in the lead-up to this incident. | Det Ch Insp Richard Carr, senior investigating officer, said: "We are at the very early stages of our investigation and officers are trying to piece what has gone on in the lead-up to this incident. |
| "I would like to appeal to anyone with any information about the incident or events leading up to it to come forward. | "I would like to appeal to anyone with any information about the incident or events leading up to it to come forward. |
| "There is no place for guns on the streets of Merseyside and with the help of, and information from, the community we will relentlessly pursue this investigation." | "There is no place for guns on the streets of Merseyside and with the help of, and information from, the community we will relentlessly pursue this investigation." |
| 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. |
| The house where the shooting happened is on a housing estate between two main roads in the Huyton area - Liverpool Road and Knowsley Lane. | |
| Police patrols have been stepped up in the area to reassure the community. | Police patrols have been stepped up in the area to reassure the community. |