Tributes have poured in for the "lovely and bright" nine-year-old girl who was shot dead in her own home - as police officially named the young victim. Olivia Korbel was killed after taking a bullet to the chest on Kingsheath Avenue in Knotty Ash, Liverpool.
Her devastated mum could be heard ‘screaming for help’ in the aftermath of the tragic shooting. Police have since launched a search for the "cowardly gunman" and are urging anyone with information on his whereabouts to come forward.
According to the Mirror, the killer fatally shot the youngster as he ran through the house chasing after someone unrelated to them. In a press conference held today, Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said: "It is believed one of the injured parties, a 35-year-old man, was being chased by a man armed with a gun who was firing at him.