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Boy, 11, is shot dead in car park Boy, 11, is shot dead in car park
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An 11-year-boy has died after being shot in the head in the Croxteth area of Liverpool, police said.An 11-year-boy has died after being shot in the head in the Croxteth area of Liverpool, police said.
The incident happened shortly after 1930 BST in the car park of the Fir Tree public house. The incident happened shortly after 1930 BST in the car park of the Fir Tree public house on Fir Tree Drive.
The boy was rushed to Alder Hey Hospital but police later confirmed that he had died.The boy was rushed to Alder Hey Hospital but police later confirmed that he had died.
Officers are at the scene and police are treating the shooting as a major incident. Officers are at the scene and police are treating the shooting as a major incident. No-one has yet been arrested in connection with the shooting.
A spokesman for North West Ambulance Service said: "We treated an 11-year-old with serious gunshot wounds. We removed the child to Alder Hey Hospital in a critical condition."