Woman dead and others in hospital after Christmas Eve shooting at Merseyside pub

'A truly shocking and devastating incident that has happened just before Christmas Day in a busy venue full of young people'

A woman is dead and three men are in hospital after a shooting at a Merseyside pub on Christmas Eve. A murder investigation is under way after the shooting at the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village on the Wirral shortly after 11.50pm. The victims were all taken to hospital with gunshot wounds, but the young woman succumbed to her injuries  "and was sadly pronounced deceased". Merseyside Police said her family are being supported by specially trained officers. Police said a number of other people were also injured. A cordon has been set up in the area while officers speak to witnesses and examine CCTV footage. https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1606911291482071044 Detective Superintendent Dave McCaughrean, of Merseyside Police, said: "This investigation is in the very early stages, and we understand that this is a truly shocking and devastating incident that has happened just before Christmas Day in a busy venue full of young people. "We have a number of officers at Wallasey Village who are carrying out extensive inquiries to understand exactly what has taken place and take immediate action." https://twitter.com/MerseyPolice/status/1606862024587313152 He added that a woman had "tragically lost her life at Christmas whilst several people are being treated in hospital, and our thoughts and condolences are with the victim's family". McCaughrean urged anyone who was in the Lighthouse in Wallasey Village on Saturday night who witnessed the incident or has mobile or CCTV footage of what happened "to contact us as a matter of urgency as they may have information which is vital to our investigation". He said police believe the gunman left the pub car park in a dark-coloured vehicle - possibly a dark-coloured Mercedes, shortly after the shooting, "and we are keen to hear from anyone who saw this to contact us immediately". Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC or @CrimestoppersUK anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting log 1044 of Saturday 24 December. Related links:

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