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| A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool. | A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool. |
| Rhys had been playing football with friends when he was shot by a youth on a black BMX bike at a pub car park in Croxteth on Wednesday night. | |
| Police said the arrested boy was held on Broadway in nearby Norris Green. | Police said the arrested boy was held on Broadway in nearby Norris Green. |
| Earlier police urged local people to come forward to help identify the killer, and said they were disappointed with the response from the public. | Earlier police urged local people to come forward to help identify the killer, and said they were disappointed with the response from the public. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Patricia Gallan said someone in the community knew who had shot Rhys. | Assistant Chief Constable Patricia Gallan said someone in the community knew who had shot Rhys. |
| "We need to get this killer off the street. Within this community people know who is responsible for this crime," she said. | "We need to get this killer off the street. Within this community people know who is responsible for this crime," she said. |
| Rhys was shot outside the Fir Tree pub | |
| "We need your help. Come forward now and help put the suffering of Rhys's mum and dad at an end." | "We need your help. Come forward now and help put the suffering of Rhys's mum and dad at an end." |
| Merseyside Police said they would protect any witnesses who came forward and would guarantee their anonymity. | Merseyside Police said they would protect any witnesses who came forward and would guarantee their anonymity. |
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| Rhys was shot in the car park of the Fir Tree pub at about 1930 BST. His mother Melanie cradled him as paramedics battled for 90 minutes to save his life. | |
| Two local boys, aged 14 and 18, who were arrested on suspicion of murder, were released on Thursday night. | |
| Merseyside Police have been handing out leaflets in the area with a special number for young people to text information anonymously. Anyone with information can text the word "crime" followed by their message to 61051. | |
| We have lost our world, the world has lost a good guy Stephen Jones, Rhys's father | |
| Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, Rhys's mother made a passionate plea for her son's killer to be found. | |
| She said: "Our son was only 11, our baby. | |
| "This should not happen, this should not be going on. Please help us." | |
| Rhys's father Stephen said: "We have lost our world, the world has lost a good guy." | |
| Rhys supported Everton, and the club is to hold a minute's silence in his memory before Saturday's home game against Blackburn Rovers. |