Merseyside Police have arrested another person in connection to the murder of a 26-year-old woman.
Elle Edwards was fatally shot at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village on Christmas Eve, however, she was not believed to be the target of the shooting. Merseyside Police have arrested a 31-year-old man from Tranmere on suspicion of conspiracy to murder - he is currently in custody where detectives will question him.
It comes after police arrested a 30-year-old man from Tranmere on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, as well as a 19-year-old woman from Rock Ferry on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Merseyside Police asserted that it has been given additional time to question them both.
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During the shooting incident, four men were injured, including a 28-year-old man from Beechwood, Wirral, who is no longer in critical condition but is receiving medical treatment in hospital. A 22-year-old man also suffered an injury to his legs, a 24-year-old man sustained an injury to his hand and a 33-year-old man suffered an injury to his wrist.
Ms Edwards' family described her as a "special daughter" and someone who brought "laughs and happiness" into people's lives. In an emotional note left at the scene of the horrific shooting, Elle's parents wrote: "To my beautiful Elle, you are the light of my life you will never be gone, Mum and Dad xxxx."
Det Sup Sue Coombs from Major Crime Investigations previously said: "We will not rest until we bring those responsible to justice and I would appeal to anyone who has information to contact us. I would urge people who were in the Lighthouse Inn at the time of the incident, or anyone who has mobile or CCTV footage of what happened to contact us as a matter of urgency as they may have information which is vital to our investigation.
"We are also appealing to motorists and residents in the area, who may have captured anything on Dashcam or CCTV to contact us and every bit of evidence is crucial to the investigation."
Police investigations into Elle's death are ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or contact @CrimestoppersUK anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 22000948723.
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