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Detectives investigating the murder of Rhys Jones in Merseyside have questioned a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of possessing a firearm.Detectives investigating the murder of Rhys Jones in Merseyside have questioned a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of possessing a firearm.
The teenager was held after police raided a house in Norris Green.The teenager was held after police raided a house in Norris Green.
The boy was later questioned by officers leading the investigation into the murder of 11-year-old Rhys.The boy was later questioned by officers leading the investigation into the murder of 11-year-old Rhys.
A spokesman for Merseyside Police confirmed the boy had been arrested on Saturday for a suspected firearms offence and is now on bail.A spokesman for Merseyside Police confirmed the boy had been arrested on Saturday for a suspected firearms offence and is now on bail.
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The spokesman added: "The youth from Norris Green was questioned by detectives at a police station on Merseyside."The spokesman added: "The youth from Norris Green was questioned by detectives at a police station on Merseyside."
Schoolboy Rhys was returning home from football practice when he shot dead by a youngster on a mountain bike outside the Fir Tree in Croxteth in August. Schoolboy Rhys was returning home from football practice when he was shot dead by a youngster on a mountain bike outside the Fir Tree in Croxteth in August.
Police believe he was the innocent victim of a gangland feud and the killer had another target.Police believe he was the innocent victim of a gangland feud and the killer had another target.
Officers have made a number of arrests in the hunt for the killer, but no-one has yet been charged with Rhys's murder.Officers have made a number of arrests in the hunt for the killer, but no-one has yet been charged with Rhys's murder.