Heartbroken friends of shooting victim Elle Edwards who died after being shot at a pub on Christmas Eve recalled how they were singing and dancing before she was killed. The 26-year-old beautician had been on a night out with her sister when she was shot in the head outside the Lighthouse pub, in Wallasey Village, Liverpool Echo reports.
Police have now confirmed that Elle who worked in Nova Hair and Beauty Studio in Wirral was not believed to be the target of the shooting which also left four men injured. Elle's friends, Meg and Jess, who were with her that night paid tribute to their friend as they laid flowers outside the scene of the incident.
The women explained that they initially thought the gunshots were 'fireworks' but everything quickly changed in a 'split second'. They said: "We went to go and get a drink, went to the bar and then we just heard bangs and we thought it was fireworks. with it being Christmas within like 10 minutes."
