Merseyside's leaders have penned an open letter to say "no more" to gun and gang crime in the city region.
Leaders of Liverpool City Region have issued a clear message following a spate of violent crime which resulted in the deaths of three people including nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Olivia was shot at her home in Dovecot by a stray bullet from a gunman chasing 35-year-old convicted criminal Joseph Nee.
Nee saw Olivia's mum, 46-year-old Cheryl Korbel, open her front door to see what was happening and took the chance to barge through trying to escape, tragically leading the killer to her door. The gunman forced his way inside and fired, hitting Ms Korbel in the arm and Olivia in the chest. Olivia died of her injuries at nearby Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
