The 35-year-old man targeted by the masked gunman who killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel, 9, in her Liverpool home on Monday evening has been arrested, Merseyside police have said.
The force said he had allegedly breached his licence and would be questioned over the girl’s murder and returned to prison
Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Kameen said: “Our enquiries continue into the shocking murder of Olivia, and supporting her family as they try to come to terms with this tragedy.
“I would like to echo the words of our Chief Constable yesterday appeal to the community to keep helping this family in every way possible. We will do all we can to take all of these involved in gun crime off the streets, as this arrest demonstrates.
“This is not the time for anyone who knows who was responsible to stay silent. It is a time for us all to make Merseyside a place where the use of guns on our streets is totally unacceptable and those who use them are held to account. If you saw, heard, captured or know anything, tell us directly or anonymously and we will continue to act.”
