'The most beautiful and bright star': Elle Edwards' family shares touching tribute as police urge people to come forward
30 December 2022, 11:16 | Updated: 30 December 2022, 17:16
The family of Elle Edwards has shared a touching tribute as police urged people to come forward with fresh information.
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Beautician Edwards, 26, was killed in a shooting at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, on Christmas Eve.
She was rushed to Arrowe Park hospital with a serious gunshot injury, but died shortly after.
Her family described her as "the most beautiful and bright star out there", saying she would "light up a room as soon as she walked in".
Police representative reads statement from family of Elle Edwards
They added: "She had this way about her that as soon as you met her you just instantly fell in love with her, everyone that met Elle knew how special she was.
"Her laugh was infectious anyone who anyone who was around her had a good time, she loved her life and had so many amazing plans for the future.
"She was only just getting started. Christmas and our family will never be the same again without her. She was the glue that held this big family together, from all of us. We will love and miss her forever.
"Our Elle May, the most beautiful and bright star out there, forever and always.
"My beautiful Elle Marlene is the love of my life and she is my world, my best friend.
"She will always shine and be beautiful and bright, my Elle has never gone."
It comes after a 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of the murder of Ms Edwards was recalled to prison on licence, Merseyside Police said.
A 31-year-old man arrested on Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder remains in custody.
Meanwhile, a 19-year-old woman from Rock Ferry who was arrested on Monday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder has been bailed.
Four men who were at the scene of the attack were also injured, with police saying in a Boxing Day update that one of them, a 28-year-old man from Beechwood, Wirral, was still receiving medical treatment.
Detectives have said Ms Edwards was not believed to have been the intended target of the attack.
It is believed she may have been caught in the midst of a drug feud between rival gangs, with a gunman firing 12 shots then escaping in a Mercedes.
Police have vowed to be "relentless" chasing Ms Edwards' "coward killers", with Merseyside Police's chief constable, Serena Kennedy, adding that her officers were pulling out all the stops to find those responsible.
"The use of firearms, violence and intimidation has no place in our communities, and sadly we often see firearms being used to resolve petty and pathetic issues," she said.
"These people are cowards, who think the only way to resolve an argument is through violence, they don’t have the strength or resolve to work things out and stop things from reaching such an ugly and devastating conclusion."
Enquiries into the murder remain ongoing.
Police representative reads statement from family of Elle Edwards
