Man charged with murder after street shooting

Rikki Berry posing for the camera, he is wearing a dark coloured polo neck shirt and appears to be in front of a tent and grassImage source, Merseyside Police
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Rikki Berry was shot in Kirkby and died a short time later in hospital

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A man has been charged with the murder of a man who was shot on a Merseyside street.

Rikki Berry, 36, died in hospital after being shot on Quarryside Drive in Kirkby, Knowsley, on the evening of Wednesday 17 July.

Merseyside Police said they had charged Adam Williams, 25, of Bigdale Drive, Kirkby.

He was remanded in custody and scheduled to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court later, the force added.

Witness appeal

Detectives said they had also arrested three people in Oswestry, Shropshire, on suspicion of murder and possession of a firearm on Wednesday.

A 24-year-old man, of no fixed address, and a 21-year-old woman from Kirkby have both been bailed pending further inquiries.

Police have renewed appeals for anyone with information, images or footage to contact them.

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