16 Year Old Boy Shot Dead In Liverpool Named By Police

Police have named 16 year old Lewis Dunne as the victim of a shooting in Vauxhall last night.

Published 16th Nov 2015

Police have named 16 year old Lewis Dunne as the victim of a shooting in Vauxhall last night.

Officers were called to reports of a shooting on a towpath near Burrows Court, Eldonian Village just before 11.10pm.

Lewis was found by a member of the public and was taken to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital where he died a short time later.

The scene is cordoned off while forensic examinations are carried out and house-to-house inquiries are underway in the area.

The investigation is in its early stages and detectives are trying to establish a motive.

High visibility patrols are being stepped up in the area to reassure the public.

Radio City's Adam Phillips has this report from the scene.