Police says they will not rest in pub killer hunt

• Elle Edwards was shot on Christmas Eve in Merseyside.
• She was not the intended victim of the assault, police said.
• Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

The 26-year-old lady was shot at a bar on Christmas Eve, and police are “relentlessly” searching for her killer.

They will also pursue “anyone harboring them.” At the Lighthouse in Wallasey Village, Merseyside, Elle Edwards was shot in the head.

In addition to the four other victims, a 28-year-old male is still in the hospital.

Dep Ch Con Ian Critchley vowed that he “would not rest” until the people who were “facilitating or harboring” the murderer are apprehended.

According to Merseyside Police, Ms. Edwards was not the intended victim of the assault.

The shooting was called “the most atrocious and cruel murder,” according to Dep Ch Con Critchley.

He said: “We will not rest until we bring the offenders to justice, and by that I mean the person who pulled the trigger of the gun in the most indiscriminate way… anybody who was responsible for arranging, facilitating or harboring this individual and anybody who continues to withhold information on who has done this or indeed where the weapon is.

“We will be tireless in our approach to find justice for Elle and her family.”

Towards around 23:50 GMT on Christmas Eve, bullets were fired at the Lighthouse’s entrance. The majority of the patrons in the tavern were young.

When Ms. Edwards arrived at Arrowe Park Hospital, she was already dead.

A 30-year-old male and a 19-year-old woman have both been taken into custody by the police on suspicion of murder and an attempted murder.

Speaking outside the Lighthouse, Mr. Critchley said the force had “made great strides forward”.

“We have two people in custody already, they are on warrants of further detention, but I am still appealing for information,” he said.

“To be murdered in the most horrific and brutal way by the most cowardly of actions is quite incomprehensible for us all.”

He said the public are “appalled” and “scared” but have provided “some tremendous intelligence and community support to help us with our investigation”.

Asked if he could directly link the shooting to a feud between gangs in Wirral, Mr. Critchley said: “We have seen over a number of months some level of escalation here.”

He said the force had made a number of arrests and drugs and weapons seizures and “the small few cowards who seek to prey on the vulnerability of others for their own greed” will not be tolerated.

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