A man targeted by a gunman in the shooting that killed nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel is due to face further questioning about her murder.
Olivia was shot as her mother struggled with two men, one with a gun, at her home in Liverpool on Monday night.
The intended victim of the shooting has been named as 35-year-old Joseph Nee, a convicted drug dealer.
Police have not publicly identified Nee, but said a man had been detained and would be interviewed.
Nee, who was also shot, was previously jailed for drug offences, and in 2018 for three years and nine months for burglary.
He also has previous convictions for theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, driving without insurance and driving while disqualified.
On Wednesday, Merseyside Police said a 35-year-old man injured in the shooting would be recalled to prison for allegedly breaching the terms of his licence conditions with “poor behaviour”.
The man, who was in a stable condition, had been detained in hospital and would be “further questioned” in connection with Olivia’s death, the force said.
Police said, in the hunt for the gunman, officers had been given the same name by two different sources.
A Liverpool city councillor told the BBC earlier that information “was coming into the police” but encouraged more people to come forward.
Liam Robinson said it was “absolutely vital in these early days” that any details were passed on.
Det Ch Supt Mark Kameen said Olivia’s death, as well as the recent shootings of 28-year-old Ashley Dale in Old Swan and 22-year-old Sam Rimmer in Dingle, were all “receiving first-class treatment and will continue to do so”.
He said the force was “absolutely dedicated” to ensuring there were sufficient resources to investigate each case and police raids carried out across Liverpool on Wednesday were in response to the deaths and organised crime.
He said: “We’re proactive, we’re hard-edged and we’ll take the fight to the criminal.”
Source: BBCnews