Home Secretary pledges more cash to get weapons off Liverpool's streets
This afternoon she's been visiting the scene where 9-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was killed
The Home Secretary has promised to give extra resoucres to Liverpool to tackle violent crime.
On a visit to the city this afternoon she said the continued use of guns in UK cities is a “major concern” as she pledged more cash to get weapons off the streets in the wake of the Liverpool shootings.
Shet met police officers and visited the scene where Olivia Pratt-Korbel, nine, was shot dead by a gunman who chased his intended target into her home.
It comes as Ms Patel said the Home Office will give Merseyside Police an extra £350,000 to focus on “getting weapons off the streets” and tackling organised crime.
She also launched a £150,000 “care package” for Liverpool residents.
Ms Patel is yet to meet Olivia’s family but told reporters she is “getting in contact” with them and said her thoughts are with them at this “really devastating and sad time.”