Dad shot dead 'will never be forgotten'

Lenny Scott was an "amazing loving dad and son", his family says

A dad shot dead outside a gym "will never be forgotten", his family has said on the first anniversary of his death.

Lenny Scott, from Prescot, Merseyside, was fatally injured on Peel Road, Skelmersdale, on 8 February last year.

His family said the 33-year-old had been "hardworking, strong and really funny" and it had been a year of "overwhelming sadness and heartbreak" since he died.

Lancashire Police has renewed an appeal for information on the shooting.

Two men have been charged with Mr Scott's murder and are due to stand trial later this year.

His family said it had been "a year of overwhelming sadness and heartbreak for us all, his children, parents, family and friends".

"Lenny was so loved, he was an amazing loving dad and son, a good man, hardworking, strong and really funny," they said.

"Our lives are very empty without him. He will never be forgotten."

His family said they were "even more" proud of him after receiving "countless" messages from others who knew him.

Det Ch Insp Lee Wilson said, while two men were due to face trial in June, "the major incident room remains active and we continue to investigate the circumstances" of Mr Scott's death.