Elle Edwards, 26, was celebrating with friends at the pub (Picture: Liverpool Echo/PA)
A woman gunned down outside a pub on Christmas Eve was caught up in the crossfire between rival drug gangs, it has been reported.
Elle Edwards, 26, was shot in the head at the Lighthouse in Wallasey Village, a few miles from Liverpool, and was later pronounced dead in hospital.
Merseyside Police have said the beautician is not believed to have been the target of the attack.
It is believed the gunman had been tipped off that a man he had a quarrel with a few days earlier was in the pub, the Sun reported.
Witnesses cited by the newspaper said he fired up to 12 rounds before fleeing in a black Mercedes.
Four men were hit, with one of them understood to be the target of the merciless shooting.
He is believed to be fighting for his life in hospital.
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Elle Edwards, 26, was celebrating with friends at the pub (Picture: Liverpool Echo/PA)
A woman gunned down outside a pub on Christmas Eve was caught up in the crossfire between rival drug gangs, it has been reported.
Elle Edwards, 26, was shot in the head at the Lighthouse in Wallasey Village, a few miles from Liverpool, and was later pronounced dead in hospital.
Merseyside Police have said the beautician is not believed to have been the target of the attack.
It is believed the gunman had been tipped off that a man he had a quarrel with a few days earlier was in the pub, the Sun reported.
Witnesses cited by the newspaper said he fired up to 12 rounds before fleeing in a black Mercedes.
Four men were hit, with one of them understood to be the target of the merciless shooting.
He is believed to be fighting for his life in hospital.
Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected].
For more stories like this, check our news page.
