Boy killed in Liverpool shooting
An 11-year-old boy has died after being shot in a pub car park.
Merseyside Police said the boy was fatally shot near the Fir Tree public house in Croxteth, Liverpool.
Ambulance chiefs said the victim was taken to hospital with serious gunshot wounds.
He was initially said to be in a critical condition but was later confirmed dead.
A police spokesman said: "The Merseyside Police can confirm that a boy has been fatally shot near to the Fir Tree public house in Croxteth.
"Police were called to the scene shortly after 7.30pm. An investigation is under way."
No-one has yet been arrested in connection with the shooting.
North West Ambulance Service said earlier that it had responded to a call to the Fir Tree's car park in Fir Tree Drive, Croxteth.
A spokesman said: "We treated an 11-year-old with serious gunshot wounds. We removed the child to Alder Hey Hospital in a critical condition."
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