A 30-YEAR-OLD woman from Whiston has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the shooting of teenager James Meadows.

Police have today arrested four suspects in connection with James' death.

James, who was 17, was a pillion passenger on a motorbike which was being ridden along Lyme Cross Road in Huyton on Sunday, October 8 last year, when he was fatally wounded.

He was taken to hospital where a scan revealed he had a head wound consistent with having been shot and he sadly died the next day.

Police have arrested four people on suspicion of murder including: a 30-year-old woman from Whiston; a 28 year-old man of no fixed address; a 24 year-old man from Huyton and a 29 year-old man from Roby.

All four are in custody where they will be questioned by detectives.

Detective Chief Inspector Ian Warlow said: "The use of firearms blights our communities and puts ordinary law abiding people at risk. We will not stand by and let these people wreak havoc and cause fear in our communities.

"I can reassure the public that we will keep up the pressure on gun crime offenders and will pursue them relentlessly and put them before the courts to make our streets safer.

"Criminals involved in gun crime have no regard for anyone else and I would urge the local community to come together to help us take a stand against the use of firearms and violence on our streets.

"I would appeal to anyone who has information about those involved in gun crime, or where guns are being stored, to contact us. We will act on all information about gun crime offences to make our streets safer for our communities."