A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool.
The youngster died after the shooting on Monday evening when a man ran into the family's terraced house in Kingsheath Avenue, in the Dovecot area of Liverpool, in an attempt to get away from a shooter.
Sky News reports that police have arrested a 35-year-old man, believed to be the target of the shooting, in hospital.. He has been detained on a prison recall after breaching the terms of his licence.
The man remains in a stable condition and will be further questioned in connection with the murder as he will be recalled to prison to serve the remainder of his licence.
Little Olivia was standing behind her mother Cheryl Korbel, 46, who was shot in the wrist as she tried to close the door on the gunman.
As Olivia lay dying, the man who had entered their home was picked up and taken to hospital by friends driving a dark-coloured Audi after suffering gunshot wounds to his upper body.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said: "We will not rest until those who are responsible are put behind bars. I can guarantee that no stone will be left unturned."
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