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Shooting at pub on Christmas Eve sees woman killed and others injured

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A shooting at a pub on Christmas Eve in which a woman was killed and a number of other people injured has been described as "heartbreaking".

Merseyside Police said officers were called to the Lighthouse in Wallasey Village at around 11.50pm on Saturday following reports of gunshots.The force said a young woman was taken to hospital with a gunshot injury and was pronounced dead.

Three men were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds and a number of other people were also injured, police said.A neighbour who heard shots said she assumed they were celebratory Christmas fireworks.

Jenny Hough, 77, told the PA news agency: "I heard the shots... I thought it was a firework actually, because it was nearly midnight."I just thought it was people celebrating midnight on Christmas Day." On waking to the news of a fatality and multiple injuries, Ms Hough said: "I couldn't believe it.

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