Olivia Pratt-Korbel killing: Man arrested on suspicion of murder of nine-year-old girl

The man was arrested in an operation involving armed officers

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel. The nine-year-old was tragically shot and killed when a gunman opened fire through the door of her home in Kingsheath Avenue in the Knotty Ash area of Liverpool around 10pm on Monday. The gunman had been chasing, Joseph Nee, a convicted drug dealer, when he entered Olivia's family home and opened fire. Both men were complete strangers to the family. Police confirmed on Friday that a 36-year-old man from the Huyton area of Liverpool had been arrested after an operation involving armed officers on Thursday night. He has been arrested on suspicion of murder and two counts of attempted murder, the BBC reports. https://twitter.com/MerseyPolice/status/1563084245719224320 On Thursday, Olivia's family released a statement paying tribute to her and pleading for information related to her killing. They described her as a "unique chatty, nosey little girl who broke the mould when she was born" Related links:

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