Ninth arrest two years after teenager shot dead

Police have arrested a ninth suspect over the unsolved killing of a teenager who was shot dead on an industrial estate two years ago.

Ellis Cox, 19, was shot in the back on the Liver Industrial Estate in Aintree, in June 2024.

A 31-year-old man from Walton has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, Merseyside Police said. The other eight people previously arrested remain under investigation.

Detectives believe Ellis was shot with a self-loading pistol as he went through the industrial estate on his way back from Southport.

Det Insp Steve Wilkinson said: "This month will mark two years since Ellis was fatally shot at the Liver Industrial Estate and his family have been forced to live without anyone facing justice.

"We remain determined to find the people who were responsible and although we have made this arrest it is vital that anyone who has information comes forward as a matter of urgency so we can prosecute those who were involved in Ellis's murder."

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