Woman tells court gunman looked her 'dead in the eyes' before opening fire outside Liverpool pub on Christmas Eve
A woman has described how a gunman looked at her "dead in the eyes" before opening fire outside a pub on Christmas Eve, killing a 26-year-old beautician.Connor Chapman, 23, of no fixed address, is on trial accused of her murder.The court has previously heard the shooting was the culmination of a feud between people on the Woodchurch and Beechwood estates in Wirral - and Ms Edwards was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.
CCTV footage shown to the court showed a man parking a stolen Mercedes near the pub at 20:57 GMT and spending nearly three hours in the area before launching the attack.In footage filmed on police body-worn cameras, the jury heard Ms Stanton tell an officer: "It was a targeted attack because he looked round the corner to see who was there and he turned round."I wanted to say to the people that were there 'watch out' but I couldn't because he would have just shot me.
In a statement, Harry Loughran said he had been outside the pub when he saw someone walk around the corner.He said he was spun around by the force of his left arm being hit.Image source,Off-duty nurse Rachael Kelly described giving CPR to Ms Edwards as she lay on the ground outside the pub.The trial also heard that, after being arrested in Wales, Mr Chapman told a police custody officer there was too much gun crime.
Mr Chapman denies the murder, two counts of attempted murder and three counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
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