This Is The Shocking Moment Gunshots Are Heard Being Fired At A Packed Pub Where An Innocent 26-year-old Woman Was Killed And Four Men Injured Near Liverpool
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This is the shocking moment gunshots are heard being fired at a packed pub where an innocent 26-year-old woman was killed and four men injured near Liverpool.
The woman suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head when a gunman fired through the front of the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey, a village near Liverpool, as she celebrated Eve with her sister and friends.
Four men also suffered gunshot wounds in the attack, including a 28-year-old who is fighting for his life in a critical condition.
Footage has now emerged of a woman asking 'is that a gun?' while she sat in the pub's car park as the horrific incident took place.
The young woman was out celebrating Christmas Eve with her sister and friends when she was shot in the head, police have confirmed.
She was taken to hospital where she died shortly after. Pictured: Forensic investigators at the pub yesterday
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After the shooting, the gunman is understood to have then fled the scene in a dark vehicle, believed to be a Mercedes Benz.
Detective Superintendent Sue Coombs yesterday said police believe the woman was not the intended target.
She added that the gunman fired shots through the front of the pub before fleeing.
Meanwhile, Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims said the woman's family are heartbroken following the 'callous' shooting.
She said: 'As you can imagine, her devastated family are inconsolable and heartbroken.
'The woman was enjoying a night out with family and friends when the callous and cold-blooded shooting took place at the pub.
'This is not the time for anyone who knows who is responsible for this shooting to stay quiet.
'The fact that this has happened on Christmas Eve makes the tragedy even more unpalatable and shows those responsible have no regard for members of the public who just want to be able to live their lives without fear.
'She should have had the rest of her life to look forward to, instead her family can now only think of what might have been. These people need to be caught.'
Officers have launched a manhunt for the shooter, who fled in a dark-coloured Mercedes, while community members express shock that another incident of gun violence has struck in a village where 'there's never been any trouble or problems.'
The shooting happened around 11.50pm last night at a 'busy venue full of young people'.
'Tragically the victim, a 26-year-old woman had suffered a serious gunshot injury to her head,' DI Coombs revealed.
'She was taken to Arrowe Park hospital but sadly passed away shortly afterwards.
'Her family have been informed and on today, which should be a day with friends celebrating, they are coming to terms with this tragic loss.
'She was out enjoying Christmas with her sister and friends at what should have been a peaceful time.
'What her family are now going through is incomprehensible.'
Footage has now emerged of a woman asking 'is that a gun?' as she sat parked in the pub's car park
An innocent 26-year-old woman was killed when a gunman opened fire on the packed Lighthouse Inn pub last night during a 'horrific' attack in the 'lovely, quiet' Wallasey Village
Four men were left injured in the attack, including a 28-year-old who is fighting for his life in critical condition. Pictured: A police officer places flowers outside the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village this afternoon
The gunman fired shots in Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey, near Liverpool, around 11.50pm on Christmas Eve, Merseyside Police confirmed
Investigators currently remain on scene, carrying out extensive enquiries to 'understand exactly what has taken place and take immediate action'
Detective Superintendent Sue Coombs (left) said during a press conference on December 25: 'It's very early stages of the investigation but we do not believe that the victim in this case has been targeted'
She added: 'It's very early stages of the investigation but we do not believe that the victim in this case has been targeted.'
Ms Coombs said they were still trying to establish a motive for the 'callous shooting' and appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
She said: 'We believe that the gunman fired shots towards the front entrance of the pub, we know that minutes later, a dark-coloured vehicle, possibly an A class Mercedes, was seen to leave the pub car park, so we are particularly keen to speak to that male and anybody who knows anything about that vehicle.
'We won't rest until we find the people responsible for this terrible, terrible crime.'
Police also confirmed that four others sustained injuries in the attack, including the 28-year-old who is in a critical condition.
A 22-year-old man was injured in his legs, while a 24-year-old suffered a hand injury and a 33-year-old was injured in the wrist.
Police say none of those injuries are life-threatening.
A neighbour who heard the shots ring out in Wallasey last night said she assumed they were celebratory Christmas fireworks.
'I heard the shots, I thought it was a firework actually because it was nearly midnight,' Jenny Hough, spy camera 77, said of her shock when she heard what had happened at the nearby pub.
'I just thought it was people celebrating midnight on Christmas Day.'
Another local resident, identified only by his first name Phil, said he was watching television at his home when he heard several 'loud bangs' last night.
Local resident Phil said: 'It's just really, really shocking.
It's a lovely village, it's quiet. We frequent the Lighthouse pub often, along with another local pub around the corner, and there's never been any trouble or problems'
'Obviously it was gunfire, quite shocking,' he told the
'It did seem to be an unusual sound so it didn't appear to be fireworks to me.'
He said a 'minute or two' after the sound, people were seen leaving the pub: 'Not running away or anything, just people congregating.'
'We woke up this morning and we're just really, really shocked,' he added.
'It's just really resonating now especially knowing a young girl has died.
'It's just really, really shocking. It's a lovely village, it's quiet.
'We frequent the Lighthouse pub often, Boşanma ve velayet davaları along with another local pub around the corner, and there's never been any trouble or problems.'
On waking to the news of a fatality and multiple injuries, Ms Hough said: 'I couldn't believe it, spy camera when I looked outside I thought "oh crikey".
It's a complete shock.
'My sister's garden had been broken into. We suspect it was people trying to get out of the pub and trying to climb over the wall and into her garden to get out.'
Ms Hough said she had heard the pub had been 'so crowded' that evening.
She described tight security in the area on Christmas Day morning, adding: 'I've got people here opening their presents at the moment and they've all had to give their names and addresses and everything to the police before they could come in.'
Merseyside Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward
Evidence markers around a pub advertising board at the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village
Police crime scene tape surrounds the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village this morning after a woman died and multiple people were injured in a shooting on Christmas Eve
A young woman was taken to hospital with an injury consistent with a gunshot wound and later died.
Pictured: Crime scene tape and evidence markers at The Lighthouse Inn this morning
Police (pictured at the scene) three other men were also hospitalised with gunshot wounds and a number of others were injured in the incident
Investigators currently remain on scene, carrying out extensive enquiries to 'understand exactly what has taken place and take immediate action,' Detective Superintendent David McCaughrean said.
Forensic officers also arrived at around 10am yesterday and were focusing their efforts at the main entrance and inside the Lighthouse pub to begin with.
Televisions were seen still on inside the pub and beer bottles and glasses were discarded as people left the pub in fear.
Police also blocked off the road and people were unable to travel down it and being redirected by officers. A bunch of flowers was also left at the scene.
'We believe that 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,' Det Supt McCaughrean said.
Police say the investigation remains in the 'very early stages' and have launched an appeal for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.
'I would ask anyone who was in the Lighthouse in Wallasey Village last 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,' the officer added.
'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.'
The pub, owned by large pub retailer and brewer Greene King, was due to be open yesterday from 4pm to 6pm.
Pictured: The interior of The Lighthouse Inn pub in Wallasey Village
The Lighthouse Inn was planning to have a four-course Christmas dinner yesterday, according to the pub's website.
Pictured: A shot of the bar
Reporters at the scene this morning say beer bottles were still on the wall and tables and that the television remained turned on. Pictured: File photo of the inside of The Lighthouse Pub
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