Man and boy bailed as murder probe continues

A man and a boy arrested on suspicion of murder after a 19-year-old was shot dead at an industrial estate have been released on police bail.

Ellis Cox was found critically injured by gunshot wounds on the Liver Industrial Estate in Aintree, Sefton, on 23 June just after 22:10 BST.

He died a short time later in hospital.

Merseyside Police said an 18-year-old man, of no fixed abode, and a boy, 17, from West Derby, have been released on conditional bail pending further enquiries.

Detectives appealed for information about Mr Cox's shooting, which took place as he made his way through the industrial estate after a day out in Southport.

His family said he had been "making the most of a sunny day going on a bike ride with his friends".

They said he was "loved and adored" and their world was "shattered and irreparable" after his death.

His family described him as "the best son, brother, cousin, nephew, uncle, grandson and friend you could ever hope for", adding he was "fiercely loyal to us all".

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