POLICE are probing the murder of an 18-year-old lad fatally injured in an internet café attack in Liverpool city centre tonight.
Emergency services were scrambled to the scene on London Road, Liverpool, shortly before 6pm.
Paramedics rushed the teen to hospital, where he was pronounced dead, cops said.
Witnesses are now being urged to come forward with information as cops urgently probe the lad's murder.
Detective Chief Inspector Terry Davies, of Merseyside Police, said London Road would have been busy with people at the time of the incident and appealed for anyone with information to get in touch.
He added: "We are in the very early stages of the investigation as we seek to establish what has taken place and who was involved.
"At the time of the incident, London Road would have been busy with people so I would ask anyone who was in the vicinity this evening at around 5.30pm onwards that saw or heard anything suspicious, or may have captured anything significant on their mobile phone, dashcam and CCTV, to contact us as a matter of urgency."
Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC on Twitter, message Merseyside Police Contact Centre on Facebook or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 with reference 786 of April 16.
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