OFFICERS have charged a 15-year-old boy with attempted murder in relation to the shooting of a 17-year-old in Prescot.

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen on Station Road at 4.50pm on Monday, January 20, 2020.

A 15-year-old, who is from Huyton but cannot be named for legal reasons, has been remanded in custody and appeared at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

St Helens Star:

Anyone with information on gun crime or where guns are being stored can contact police directly via @MerPolCC, by calling 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or report online at https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously with reference 20000043257.