Third teenager arrested over Rhys murder
Updated on 24 August 2007
A 16-year-old teenager has been arrested over the murder of Rhys Jones, police said tonight.
A 16-year-old teenager has been arrested over the murder of Rhys Jones, police said tonight.
Officers arrested the youth from the local area this afternoon and he is being questioned on suspicion of murder.
The arrest comes after a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old were released on bail yesterday.
A police spokesman also confirmed that an abandoned bicycle had been found in Liverpool, in an area with a different postcode from the shooting, which was being examined.
Officers also confirmed descriptions of the killer's firearm, describing it as a black handgun with a long barrel.
