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| More arrests over fatal shooting | More arrests over fatal shooting |
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| Two teenagers have been arrested over the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy on Merseyside. | Two teenagers have been arrested over the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy on Merseyside. |
| The 15-year-old and 17-year-old are being held on suspicion of murdering Lewis O'Brien who was shot inside a house in Longview, Huyton. | The 15-year-old and 17-year-old are being held on suspicion of murdering Lewis O'Brien who was shot inside a house in Longview, Huyton. |
| Merseyside Police are already questioning an 18-year-old man over the killing and a 39-year-old woman on suspicion of assisting an offender. | Merseyside Police are already questioning an 18-year-old man over the killing and a 39-year-old woman on suspicion of assisting an offender. |
| Lewis was shot inside a house in Hathersage Road on Wednesday afternoon. | Lewis was shot inside a house in Hathersage Road on Wednesday afternoon. |
| The teenager was taken to hospital but pronounced dead on arrival. | The teenager was taken to hospital but pronounced dead on arrival. |
| 'Needless' death | |
| Det Ch Insp Richard Carr, of Merseyside Police, said detectives were trying to piece together what happened in the lead-up to the shooting. | |
| "I would like to appeal to anyone with any information about the incident or events leading up to it to come forward," he said. | |
| "This incident has resulted in a young man's life being needlessly cut short. | |
| "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." | |
| 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. |
| Police said they had stepped up patrols in the area to reassure the community. | Police said they had stepped up patrols in the area to reassure the community. |
| All four arrested by police are from the Huyton area. | All four arrested by police are from the Huyton area. |