Truly heartbreaking. Elle Edwards was just 26
Police have released a picture of a woman who was tragically shot dead outside of a pub near Liverpool on Christmas Eve. Elle Edwards, 26, was at the Lighthouse in Wallasey Village on Merseyside with her sister and friends when she was shot in the head.
She died in hospital and Merseyside Police have said she is not believed to have been the gunman’s target. Officers were called to the scene shortly before midnight, with one neighbour saying they had assumed the gunshots were celebratory fireworks for the festive season. A 28-year-old man from Beechwood in the Wirral remained in a critical condition on Christmas Day, police said. Three other men who were hurt were not believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries.Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Detective Superintendent Sue Coombs said: “We believe that the gunman fired shots towards the front entrance of the pub.
Friends and colleagues have now paid tribute to 26-year-old Elle, who had worked at a Wirral beauty salon.
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