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The teenager was minutes from home when he was shot in the back\"PolicePolice at the Liver Industrial Estate in Aintree, where Ellis Cox was shot dead(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was shot dead just minutes from his home. Ellis Cox, 19, was killed close to the Liverpool Loop Line – known locally as the Ralla – near Taskers on the Liver Industrial estate last year.<\/a><\/p>\n

Merseyside Police said today, Tuesday, September 16, a 22-year-old man from Thornton has been arrested on suspicion of murder and possession of a firearm. He has been taken into police custody and will be questioned by detectives.<\/p>\n

Detectives have now made six arrests in connection with the murder<\/a> of Ellis after a 32-year-old man from Croxteth<\/a> was arrested five days ago. The other arrested males remain on conditional bail pending further inquiries.<\/p>\n

The teenager was cycling with four friends when they were approached by “<\/a>one to three males on two electric bikes” at around 10.50pm<\/a> on June 23 2024.<\/p>\n

One of the group on the electric bikes opened fire and pumped three shots<\/a> towards Ellis and his friends. Ellis, on a pedal bike, had attempted to leave the scene but was shot in the back<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"EllisEllis Cox (Image: Merseyside Police )<\/p>\n

Speaking to the ECHO previously, Detective Chief Inspector Steve McGrath said the shooting of Ellis came against the backdrop of a number of incidents of violence<\/a> in the Walton<\/a> and Aintree<\/a> area in the 12 to 18 months before his murder.<\/p>\n

The ECHO revealed earlier this year that the gun used to murder Ellis – a self-loading pistol – was also used in a separate shooting at a flat on Willowdale Road in Walton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Detective Chief Inspector Steve McGrath said: \u201cOur investigation continues at pace and we are determined to get justice for Ellis\u2019 family.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough we have made another arrest in connection with this incident, I want to urge anyone with information to come forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re continuing to appeal for any information from anyone who is yet to come forward, the smallest detail of which could be vital to our inquiries.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"EllisEllis Cox’s auntie Julie O’Toole and mum Carolyn Cox at the loop line in Walton(Image: Colin Lane\/Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n

Visit a dedicated web page to submit information or footage which can help in the investigation of Ellis\u2019s murder: https:\/\/mipp.police.uk\/operation\/05MP23M53-PO1<\/a>. You can also contact Merseyside Police via social media @MerPolCC or call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting reference 24000554719.<\/p>\n

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