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.
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.