Merseyside Police has named the nine-year-old girl killed in a shooting in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, last night at a press conference this afternoon.
Officers attended a house on Kindsheath Avenue at 10pm following reports that an unknown male had fired a gun inside the property, the force said. The nine-year-old girl suffered a gunshot injury to the chest and was taken in critical condition to hospital where she later died.
A man also suffered gunshot wounds to his body and the girl's mum suffered a gunshot injury to her hand during the incident that took place inside the house, the force added. They have both been taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries.
