Man arrested as boy, 16, remains in hospital after being shot in street
The victim remains in hospital after the broad daylight attack
The teenager was reportedly shot in the street on Oaklee Grove in Kirkby (Image: Street view)
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A man has been arrested after a schoolboy was reportedly shot in the street in broad daylight.
Schoolboy shot in street by two yobs on back of scrambler bike
The 16-year-old was taken to hospital where he is currently refusing to co-operate with police
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The teenager was reportedly shot outside a house on Oaklee Grove in Kirkby (Image: Google Street View) A schoolboy was reportedly shot in the street in Kirkby by two gunmen on the back of a scrambler bike.
It is believed the teenager was outside a house on Oaklee Grove at around 5.40pm on Monday, April 26, when he was approached by two men riding a scrambler or motorbike, who discharged a shotgun.
The 16-year-old was rushed to hospital with an injury to the back of his leg, which is not believed to be life threatening.
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It is understood the teen was approached by two men riding a scrambler motorbike - a mix of old and new parts - who then fired a shotgun.
The boy was reportedly shot by two men on a motorbike (Image: Google)
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Thug in cheesecake factory roof stand off with police shot at house
Michael O’Grady refused to come down from Dafna s cheesecake factory in Greenback after police came to arrest him for the shooting in West Derby
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A gun thug shot at a house and then was involved in a bizarre cheesecake factory roof stand-off days later. Michael O’Grady was behind a bullet being discharged at a property on Culme Road, West Derby, on Halloween morning.
Police officers arrived at the scene at 11.45am, on October 31, last year, and found damage to the address.
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