Meg described the moment of her friend's death as 'a blur'
Friends of the woman killed in a Christmas Eve shooting at a pub said they were dancing and enjoying a night out when"in a split second" everything changed.at the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village on the Wirral in Merseyside shortly after 11.50pm.
Her friends Meg and Jess, who did not give their surnames, told Sky News they thought the gunshots they heard were fireworks until they saw their friend lying on the floor."The second I heard Elle, I was like, 'It's not, it's not, it's not.'"You just feel hopeless, you can't help, you can't do anything."Meg described the moment of her friend's death as"a blur".
Jess added:"I just felt grateful that I was still here but felt guilty because I was with my family on Christmas and she wasn't. [Elle's family] most definitely didn't celebrate.A 'gorgeous soul'"That night we had with her was lovely, her sister had just come back from Dubai.
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