Liverpool shooting – latest: Police say Olivia Pratt-Korbel gunman may have left UK as family pleads for help

Hunt for gunman continues, detectives say

Police promise to locate Liverpool gunman after murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel

It is “unclear” if the gunman who shot dead Olivia Pratt-Korbel is still in the country, Merseyside police have said, as they vow not to rest until they have found him.

Speaking at a press conference, detective chief superintendent Mark Kameen said it was “unclear at this stage” if the unidentified gunman was still in Liverpool, the North-West or the UK.

He appealed to the killer to hand himself in but said that had not happened.

“My message to him remains the same - we will not rest until we find you and we will find you,” he said.

Meanwhile, the young girl's family has pleaded for information on her killer.

In a statement the family paid tribute to their “chatty, nosey little girl” and pleaded for information about the nine-year-old’s killer.

“If anyone knows anything, now is the time to speak up,” they said. “It is not about being a ‘snitch’ or a ‘grass’ it is about finding out who took our baby away from us. Please do the right thing," the statement said.

Key points

• Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s family plead for information
• Police say it is 'unclear' if gunman still in the country
• Family pays tribute to their 'chatty, nosey little girl'
• CCTV captures sound of gunshots that killed 9-year-old

[26 August 2022 05:24 · Sravasti Dasgupta]

Welcome to The Independent’s liveblog on the shooting of Olivia Pratt-Korbel.

[26 August 2022 05:33 · Sravasti Dasgupta]

Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s family plead for information

The family of Olivia Pratt-Korbel have paid tribute to their “chatty, nosey little girl” and pleaded for information about the nine-year-old’s killer.

In a statement released on Thursday evening, her family said: “Liv was a unique chatty, nosey little girl who broke the mould when she was born. She loved life and all it had to offer.”

“If anyone knows anything, now is the time to speak up,” they said. “It is not about being a ‘snitch’ or a ‘grass’ it is about finding out who took our baby away from us. Please do the right thing,” the statement added.

Samuel Lovett and Colin Drury report:

[26 August 2022 06:00 · Sravasti Dasgupta]

'Unclear' if gunman still in the country, police say

Police said yesterday that it was “unclear at this stage” if the unidentified shooter who killed nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was still in the country.

Detective Chief Superintendent Mark Kameen, head of investigations said at a briefing on Thursday said: “Our officers continue to carry out extensive inquiries and I can confirm there are a number of lines of inquiry we are pursuing.”

Colin Drury, Zoe Tidman report:

[26 August 2022 06:30 · Sravasti Dasgupta]

Everton players urge community to unite

Everton manager Frank Lampard and some of his players have urged the community to help find Olvia Pratt-Korbel’s killer.

“Following the tragic death of nine-year-old Olivia... Our entire community needs to come together,” Lampard said in a video.

“If you know anything or have any information on the incidents, please let the authorities know. Keeping quiet is not an option. Enough is enough. Whose side are you on?”

Similar messages were also put out by other Everton platers Tom Davies and Conor Coady.

[26 August 2022 07:30 · Sravasti Dasgupta]

Children ‘scared to play outside’ in Liverpool

Children living in an area of Liverpool where a nine-year-old girl was shot dead in her own home are living in “fear” and scared to play outside, a bishop has warned.

“People are obviously angry and scared, and the children in particular,” Tom Williams, auxiliary bishop of Liverpool said to BBC Breakfast.

Matt Mathers reports:

[26 August 2022 08:00 · Sravasti Dasgupta]

CCTV captures gunshot sounds that killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel

CCTV footage has captured the sound of four gunshots fired at the moment that nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was killed in a Liverpool.

The CCTV recording only shows the front yard of the house and not the attack, however, the audio clearly picks up the sound of gunshots.

Maryam Zakir-Hussain, Shweta Sharma report: