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Police given name of suspect in hunt for Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer
BREAKING: Two sources have come forward with information
Police hunting the killer of Olivia Pratt-Korbel have been given the name of a suspect by two different sources.
The nine-year-old girl was killed after a masked gunman chased a man into her home in Knotty Ash, Liverpool, on Monday night, shooting her in the chest.
Olivia was rushed to Alder Hey hospital, where she sadly died from her injuries.
Yet while the gunman is still at large, Merseyside Police have now announced that two different sources have come forward with a name.
News that detectives had been given a lead has been welcomed by Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner Emily Spurrell, who told BBC News: “I’m really pleased to hear information is coming forward.
“It was the plea that was put out yesterday – we know somebody out there will know what happened and who is involved.”
This comes after officers previously urged people to ‘get beyond’ the culture of ‘not grassing to police’ and come forward with information.
Police continue to review CCTV footage and are still conducting house-to-house inquiries.
The force say the gunman entered Olivia’s home and ‘fired indiscriminately’, hitting the child in the chest as she stood behind her mother Cheryl Korbel, who was shot in the wrist.
The man being chased was also shot and remains in hospital in a serious, but not life-threatening, condition. Police are yet to speak to him, and he has not been arrested.
The family had no connection to either of the men, police said.
Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy described the attack as ‘shocking and appalling’.
She said: “I want to take this opportunity again to appeal to anybody who knows who is responsible for this attack to please come forward and give us those names.
“We need to find all who are responsible for this – not just the gunman. We need to find out who supplied the weapon and who arranged this terrible incident.”