Nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel who was shot dead in Liverpool was a 'ray of sunshine', her headteacher has said
Detectives launched a murder investigation in Kingsheath Avenue, Knotty Ash, on Monday evening after the schoolgirl was killed in a third fatal shooting in Liverpool this week.
The 35-year-old saw the opening and forced his way into the family's home and the offender ran in after him "firing a number of shots with complete disregard for Olivia and her family", Merseyside Police said. "The staff at the school are devastated and I can't imagine how the children are going to feel when they come back to school and she's no longer here.
She said: "This is a shocking and appalling attack which will reverberate around our communities, and I want to take this opportunity again to appeal to anybody who knows who was responsible for this attack to please come forward and give us those names.
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