Third murder arrest over James Taylor dance class shooting

James Taylor was shot outside his daughter's dance class

A third man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a father who was shot dead as he waited to pick up his daughter from a dance class.

James Taylor, 34, was found in Holy Cross Close in Liverpool after witnesses described hearing a number of gunshots on Thursday.

Merseyside Police believe he was killed in a "targeted attack".

The man, 24, was arrested by armed police at an address in Everton at about 14:10 GMT.

Two other men, aged 35 and 31, were arrested on Saturday and Sunday and have been released on conditional bail.

The shooting in Holy Cross Close was heard by a number of people

On Friday, police raided four properties across Liverpool in relation to the shooting.

Det Ch Insp Ian Warlow said "huge progress" had been made in the investigation.