The shocking death of Elle Edwards, who was caught in the crossfire of a violent gang feud, has highlighted the senseless gun violence in Merseyside.
An innocent, unconnected bystander out enjoying a Christmas Eve night out with colleagues, the young beautician was shot dead with a sub-machine gun outside a pub by drug dealer Connor Chapman.
The Woodchurch estate gang, of which Chapman was a member, had made serious enemies with rival thugs across the M53 motorway in Wirral by spring last year, reports the Liverpool Echo.
