Halewood shooting: Man arrested for murder

Feb 7 2008

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A MAN has been arrested for the murder of a Land Rover driver who was fatally shot in the forehead as he drove through Merseyside.

Derek William Stevens, 35, was killed by a single shot fired from a handgun in Halewood on Saturday January 5.

The bullet pierced the windscreen of Mr Stevens’ gold-coloured Land Rover and hit him in the head as he drove along Mackets Lane.

Police arrested a 24-year-old man from Halewood and are currently questioning him.

It is understood Mr Stevens, who is from Halewood and has a young child, was waiting for his eight-and-a-half month pregnant girlfriend to give birth.