LONDON, 25 Dec. (DPA/EP) –
A woman has been killed and several people have been injured on Saturday night in a shooting at a pub near Liverpool, British police have reported.
Merseyside County Police officers went to the Lighthouse Inn pub in Wallasey Township at around 11:50 p.m. (local time) on Saturday after receiving reports of shots.
A young woman has died from a gunshot wound for which she was taken to the hospital to be treated, ultimately without success. In addition, three men have been taken to hospital also with gunshot wounds and other people have been injured in the incident.
Commissioner David McCaughrean has indicated that the incident is in its “early phases” of investigation and has expressed his understanding of its impact on residents as it is an event that occurred “just before Christmas Day in a local very crowded and full of young people”.
“We have a number of officers in Wallasey Village who are carrying out extensive investigations to understand exactly what has happened and take immediate action,” he added, asking witnesses to contact the Police “urgently” to provide any information as they The shooter is wanted, who is believed to have left the car park of the pub in a dark colored vehicle.
