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Vincent Waddington, 18, shot dead in Garston: Man arrested | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
A murder investigation is under way after a teenager was shot on a Liverpool street in a "cold-blooded, targeted attack", said police. | |
Vincent Waddington, 18, was found suffering from serious gunshot wounds following a crash between a car and a scrambler bike in Garston on Tuesday. | |
He was taken from the scene on Banks Road to hospital where he was pronounced dead. | |
A 25-year-old man from Speke has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | A 25-year-old man from Speke has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
Witnesses reported three men running away from the car, one with a shotgun. | Witnesses reported three men running away from the car, one with a shotgun. |
The offenders are believed to have run off towards Blackburn Street, or through the industrial estate. | The offenders are believed to have run off towards Blackburn Street, or through the industrial estate. |
The area has been cordoned off whilst forensic examinations are carried out and house-to-house inquiries are under way. | The area has been cordoned off whilst forensic examinations are carried out and house-to-house inquiries are under way. |
Det Ch Insp Gayle Rooney appealed for any witnesses to come forward, saying "the people responsible for this attack knew exactly what they were doing". | Det Ch Insp Gayle Rooney appealed for any witnesses to come forward, saying "the people responsible for this attack knew exactly what they were doing". |
A post-mortem examination will be carried out to establish the precise cause of the teenager's death. | A post-mortem examination will be carried out to establish the precise cause of the teenager's death. |