A man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Elle Edwards on Christmas Eve.
Merseyside Police said on Thursday: “Detectives investigating the murder of Elle Edwards in Wallasey on Christmas Eve have arrested a man in Wirral today, Thursday 26 January 2023. “A warrant was carried out in the Barnston area and a 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and assisting an offender. “He has been taken to a police station for questioning.”
He was also charged with two counts of attempted murder, three counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life and handling stolen goods.
Ms Edwards, a 26-year-old beautician, was fatally shot at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, shortly before midnight on December 24.
Her father, Tim Edwards, read out a statement on behalf of the family at a press conference by Merseyside Police five days after the murder.
He said: “There was no one as beautiful as our Elle May, her looks, her laugh and the way she would light up a room as soon as she walked in.
“She had this way about her that as soon as you met her, you just instantly fell in love with her, everyone that met Elle knew how special she was.
“She was only just getting started. Christmas and our family will never be the same again without her. She was the glue that held this big family together, from all of us.”
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