Connor Chapman, 23, has been found guilty of the murder of Elle Edwards, who was shot outside a pub on Christmas Eve. The 26-year-old victim was an innocent bystander when Chapman opened fire with a submachine gun at the Lighthouse in Wallasey Village, Wirral, shortly before midnight on December 24, 2022. In addition to the murder charge, Chapman was also convicted of two counts of attempted murder.
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The murder trial involved an extensive investigation by Merseyside Police, including the examination of over 1,400 hours of CCTV footage, 37 searches, and the analysis of 1,800 exhibits related to Elle’s murder. The prosecution argued that Chapman was targeting Kieran Salkeld and Jake Duffy, who were seriously injured in the shooting, as part of an ongoing gang feud. The court heard that Salkeld and Duffy had attacked another man, Sam Searson, in the street the previous day.
