Girl, 9, shot dead in her home and two others injured, with gunman still on the run

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shot dead in her home while an unknown assailant is still on the run.The schoolgirl was inside a house on Kingsheath Avenue, in Liverpool, when the unknown gunman burst into the property and fired a number of shots, the Liverpool Echo reports.The girl suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and died shortly after being rushed to hospital, with a man and woman both suffering gunshot wounds before the gunman escaped the scene. READ MORE: Woman shot dead 'by mistake' was sister of man killed in chillingly similar wayA spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "We have launched an investigation following the tragic fatal shooting of a child in Huyton last night, Monday, August 22.

Officers attended at a house on Kingsheath Avenue at 10pm after reports that an unknown male had fired a gun inside the property."A nine-year-old girl suffered a gunshot injury to the chest and was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

She has since sadly died."Next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained family liaison officers.

A man also suffered gunshot wounds to his body and a woman suffered a gunshot injury to her hand during the incident inside the house."They have both been taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries.