Wallasey pub shooting: Two arrested after Elle Edwards killed on Christmas Eve - BBC

A antheral and a pistillate person been arrested successful transportation with the execution of a 26-year-old who was changeable astatine a Merseyside pub connected Christmas Eve.

Beautician Elle Edwards died successful infirmary aft being changeable successful the caput astatine The Lighthouse successful Wallasey Village.

Police said a 30-year-old antheral has been arrested successful Tranmere connected suspicion of execution and attempted murder.

A 19-year-old pistillate from Rock Ferry has been arrested connected suspicion of conspiracy to murder, they added.

Both suspects person been taken into custody and volition beryllium questioned by detectives.

Four different radical who were astatine the pub were besides injured - 1 of those, a 28-year-old antheral from Beechwood successful Wirral, is inactive receiving aesculapian treatment, according to police.

Merseyside Police judge Ms Edwards was not the people of the attack, and Detective Superintendent Sue Coombs described her decease arsenic a "cold-blooded shooting".

"Elle's household are inactive having to travel to presumption with her tragic loss, and our specially trained household liaison officers are supporting them," she said connected Monday evening.

"We volition not remainder until we bring those liable to justice."

"Heaven gained the astir beauteous angel, we are each heartbroken, reasoning of your household close present Elle," they wrote connected Instagram.

Several shots were fired astatine the entranceway to The Lighthouse astatine astir 23:50 GMT connected Christmas Eve. The pub was packed with chiefly young people.

Ms Edwards was rushed to Arrowe Park Hospital wherever she was pronounced dead.

One of Ms Edwards' friends, called Jess, said radical initially thought they had heard fireworks erstwhile the shooting started.

"But automatically everything conscionable stopped and we had a feeling that thing wasn't right," she told Sky News connected Monday.

She said she felt "numb" erstwhile she saw her person connected the floor, with radical trying to assistance her.

Police are appealing for much information, particularly from those who were successful the pub astatine the clip of the shooting.

"We are besides appealing to motorists and residents successful the area, who whitethorn person captured thing connected Dashcam oregon CCTV to interaction america and each spot of grounds is important to the investigation," Det Supt Coombs said.

Merseyside Police earlier said it had stepped up its beingness successful the country aft the shooting.

It follows different high-profile shootings connected Merseyside successful the past twelvemonth including the deaths of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel and Knowsley Council idiosyncratic Ashley Dale.