Police are continuing to hunt for the gunman who shot dead a nine-year-old girl at her home in Liverpool.
Olivia Pratt-Korbel was killed by a masked attacker who had chased a man into her house in the Dovecot area on Monday night.
Merseyside Police has appealed to anyone with information to come forward, including members of Liverpool's "criminal fraternity".
Police are reviewing CCTV footage and conducting house-to-house inquiries.
Officers said the gunman "fired indiscriminately", hitting Olivia in the chest as she stood behind her mother Cheryl, who was shot in the wrist.
The chased man was also shot and remains in hospital in a serious, but not life-threatening, condition. Officers have not yet spoken to him and he has not been arrested.
Mrs Korbel is recovering in another hospital.
The family had no connection to either of the two men, police said.
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At a press conference on Tuesday, Merseyside Police said:
- An unknown 35-year-old man ran into Olivia's home, followed by a man armed with a handgun, after Ms Korbel opened the door to see what the noise was outside
- Olivia was fatally shot and Ms Korbel was shot in the wrist as she tried to shut the door
- The gunman then fired two more times through the gap in the door, hitting the 35-year-old in the upper body, before running away
- The injured man was then driven away in a black Audi, while Olivia and Ms Korbel were left behind
- The gunman was described as about 5ft 7in (170cm), of slim build, carrying a handgun and wearing a black padded jacket, a black balaclava and black gloves
Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy described the attack, which happened in Kingsheath Avenue at about 22:00 BST, as "shocking and appalling".
She said: "I want to take this opportunity again to appeal to anybody who knows who is responsible for this attack to please come forward and give us those names.
"We need to find all who are responsible for this - not just the gunman - we need to find out who supplied the weapon and who arranged this terrible incident."
She said Olivia's death was "an absolute tragedy and crosses every single boundary".
Ms Kennedy added: "If people are frightened to come forward, we can have those conversations in confidence."
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the shooting as "horrific" and "senseless".
Writing in a Twitter post, Mr Johnson said Merseyside Police will "get whatever they need to catch those responsible and secure justice for Olivia".
Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson said the shooting was an "abhorrent act of evil" and "someone out there knows who did this".
Barbara Murray, Labour councillor for the Yew Tree ward in Liverpool, repeated calls for anyone with information to come forward.
She told BBC Breakfast: "Coming forward, you don't have to go to the police. Liverpool has got 90 councillors, I think any one of them would liaise with police on behalf of anybody who wants to give information.
"Really strongly, I would say people can use Crimestoppers. It's an anonymous phone call. You don't have to give information about yourself."
Harry Doyle, councillor for nearby Knotty Ash and assistant mayor, told the Radio 4 Today programme: "It was just, and still is, a complete and utter shock. As the news progressed yesterday it just became more horrific.
"Just speaking to people on their doorsteps, they're mortified. Lots of children in the area who have played with Olivia on the street, they're really upset.
"The confusion as well when these things happen, when it's in your street, it's very real. It's heartbreaking, it really is."
Mr Doyle said the police's understanding of crime in the city had changed since the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in 2007, and he was "very confident we will get justice".
Olivia's death comes after a spate of killings involving guns and knives on Merseyside in recent weeks.
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