The man was arrested in an operation involving armed officers
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
The nine-year-old was tragically shot and killed when a gunman opened fire through the door of her home in Kingsheath Avenue in the Knotty Ash area of Liverpool around 10pm on Monday.
The gunman had been chasing, Joseph Nee, a convicted drug dealer, when he entered Olivia’s family home and opened fire.
Both men were complete strangers to the family.
Police confirmed on Friday that a 36-year-old man from the Huyton area of Liverpool had been arrested after an operation involving armed officers on Thursday night.
He has been arrested on suspicion of murder and two counts of attempted murder, the BBC reports.
ARREST | We have arrested a 36 year-old man on suspicion of the murder of nine year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. The man, who is from the #Huyton area, was detained last night following an operation involving armed officers in the #Merseyside area. More here: https://t.co/NzTnEqmX4t pic.twitter.com/cBgJbhphng
— Merseyside Police (@MerseyPolice) August 26, 2022
On Thursday, Olivia’s family released a statement paying tribute to her and pleading for information related to her killing.
They described her as a “unique chatty, nosey little girl who broke the mould when she was born”
They said: “Although her life was short, her personality certainly wasn’t.
“She lived it to the most she could, and would blow people away with her wit and kindness.”
The family went on to appeal for anyone with information to come forward to police, saying “now is the time to speak up.”
“It is not about being a ‘snitch’ or a ‘grass’ it is about finding out who took our baby away from us,” they added.
Nee, the intended target of the shooting, remains in hospital and will be returned to prison once his “treatment is finalised”.
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