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| Boy, 11, dies after pub shooting | |
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| An 11-year-boy has died after being shot in the neck 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 on Fir Tree Drive. | 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. No-one has yet been arrested in connection with the shooting. | 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. |
| 'Gangs of youths' | |
| A spokesman for North West Ambulance Service said: "We treated an 11-year-old with serious gunshot wounds." | |
| He added a bullet had hit the boy in his neck leaving him in a critical condition. | |
| The boy was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. | |
| The area around the pub was made a "designated area" by police last year, meaning officers could move people away from the area. | |
| The move came in response to concerns raised by local residents about youths gathering outside the pub and local shops. | |
| At the time, Neighbourhood Inspector Louise Harrison said: "The designated area has been introduced in response to concerns about gangs of youths who hang around the local area behaving in an anti social way." |