UK police hunt gunman who shot child in her own home

A 9-year-old girl was killed Monday night in northwestern England when a gunman fired three shots at a man who forced his way into her home as he sought refuge from the attacker, police said.Police said the incident began when an armed man fired at two other men on the street outside the Korbel home.When Cheryl Korbel opened the door to see what was happening, one of the targets forced his way into the home, police said.The gunman gave chase, firing indiscriminately into the home. The girl's mother, Cheryl Korbel, 46, was shot in the wrist as she tried to close her front door on the gunman, who wasn’t known to the family.

MarkKameen, Detective Chief Superintendent said "My appeal is to the person responsible for this horrendous attack on a 9-year-old schoolgirl to recognize the pain and anguish that this has caused her family. I want that individual to hand themselves in”.

Olivia Pratt-Korbel died at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool shortly after the shooting, which occurred about 10 p.m., the Merseyside Police department said Tuesday. The gunman escaped.