Family of teen shot dead by gang hit by double tragedy within months

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The family of a murdered teenager were hit by two tragedies in the space of six months. Ellis Cox was fatally shot by an unknown group close to Taskers, on the Liver Industrial Estate in Aintree, Liverpool at around 11.10pm on Sunday, June 23 this year, months after the death of his nan, Carol, reports the Liverpool Echo.According to a police investigation, Ellis, who is not associated with any illegal activity, was not the target of the shooting, which might be tied to an existing dispute between the teenager's companions and a rival street gang.

Police have arrested four people in connection with Ellis' murder, including a 17-year-old from West Derby and a 61-year-old from Huyton.On the day Ellis was shot, he arrived at the home of his auntie, Julie O'Toole, and her husband, Kev.

Ellis requested a bike because he and his friends intended to take the train to Southport and ride back on the Liverpool Loop Line, which runs near to their home.

Julie was then woken up by her husband at 1am, and she realised he was on the phone with her sister Carolyn.She said: "I was instantly thinking someone's knocked him off his bike.