A second man has been arrested by armed police on suspicion of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool.
The 33-year-old, from Dovecot, was also arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder.
He was arrested by armed officers on Lunsford Road in Huyton, Liverpool, on Friday afternoon.
Merseyside police said the man has been taken to a police station where he will be questioned by detectives.
A police spokesperson said: “The investigation into Olivia’s tragic murder is ongoing and we still need to build up a strong evidential picture so that we can bring those responsible to justice.
“Anyone with information is asked to DM MerPolCC or contact CrimestoppersUK on 0800 555 111.”
On Thursday night police arrested a 36-year-old man they suspect of being the gunman who shot Olivia. She was shot on Monday night by a masked gunman who burst into her family home while chasing another man in the Dovecot area of Liverpool.
An earlier police statement said: “A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. The man, who is from the Huyton area, was also arrested on two counts of attempted murder.
“The arrest came after an operation involving armed officers in the Merseyside area last night, Thursday 25 August. The man is currently in custody, where he is being questioned by detectives.”
Huyton is three miles east of where Olivia was killed.
Olivia was shot dead after a stranger, 35-year-old Joseph Nee, burst into her home while fleeing a gunman.
Olivia’s mother, Cheryl, sustained a gunshot wound to the wrist while trying to stop the gunman from entering. Nee was shot in the leg and torso. Both adults survived the attack, which police said crossed “every boundary”.
Police have released a picture of the Audi Q3 that is believed to have taken Nee to Aintree hospital after he was picked up by a driver and another passenger. They are keen to speak to anyone who saw this car in the days leading up to the shooting or has any information about its movements after it left Kingsheath Avenue on the night.
The car is being forensically examined after being seized at the hospital, and the driver and passenger have been questioned by police.
Merseyside police said they were grateful for the levels of information coming in from the public, which had led to “a number of very positive lines of inquiry”.
After appeals for the gunman to hand himself into police were ignored, Mark Kameen, the head of investigations, addressed the killer in a press conference on Thursday morning. “We will not rest until we find you. And we will find you,” he said.
Paying tribute to Olivia, her family issued a statement urging anyone with information to contact the police and thanking the emergency services who tried to save her life.
Olivia’s killing was the third shooting death in Liverpool in the space of a week.