Skelmersdale shooting: Fourth arrest after man shot dead

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Skelmersdale murder inquiry releases CCTV of suspect on bike

Police investigating the murder of a dad-of-three outside a gym have made a fourth arrest.

Lenny Scott, 33, was attacked in Peel Road, Skelmersdale, at around 19:35 GMT on 8 February.

Three men who were arrested following the shooting have been released on conditional bail.

Lancashire Police said a 34-year-old man from Liverpool was now being been held on suspicion of murder.

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In the days after the shooting, Mr Scott's family thanked members of the public and paramedics who tried to save him.

They described him as a "devoted dad", whose "sense of humour and banter were second to none".

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