Vincent Waddington, 18, shot dead in Garston: Man arrested
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Police say the attack on Vincent Waddington was targeted
A murder investigation is under way after a teenager was shot on a Liverpool street in a "cold-blooded, targeted attack", said police.
Vincent Waddington, 18, was found suffering from serious gunshot wounds following a crash between a car and a scrambler bike in Garston on Tuesday.
He was taken from the scene on Banks Road to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A 25-year-old man from Speke has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Witnesses reported three men running away from the car, one with a shotgun.
The victim was involved in a crash between a car and a scrambler bike on Banks Road, Garston
The offenders are believed to have run off towards Blackburn Street, or through the industrial estate.
The area has been cordoned off whilst forensic examinations are carried out and house-to-house inquiries are under way.
Det Ch Insp Gayle Rooney appealed for any witnesses to come forward, saying "the people responsible for this attack knew exactly what they were doing".
A post-mortem examination will be carried out to establish the precise cause of the teenager's death.