A SIXTH suspect has been arrested in an investigation into the murder of a man.

At around 6.35pm on Wednesday, July 17, police officers had received a report that a 36-year-old man had been shot on Quarryside Drive, in Kirkby. He was later named as Rikki Berry. 

A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Meanwhile, on Friday, "a vehicle of interest" was found in Prescot and was forensically seized", Merseyside Police said.

A 19-year-old woman; a 15-year-old boy; a 22-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman, all from Prescot, were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Detectives have since arrested a sixth suspect on suspicion of murder from the Kirkby area.

The 26-year-old and all other arrested suspects have bailed and inquiries remain ongoing, police said.

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The 'vehicle of interest' is a black Seat Ateca Cupra, which was seized in Prescot on Friday, July 19 and has been forensically recovered.

Detectives are appealing for information about the vehicle and are asking the public to come forward with any information, CCTV, dash cam or a doorbell footage that may have captured this vehicle

Detective Chief Inspector Cath Cummings said: “Our enquiries are moving at a fast pace and we have made a number of arrests in connection with Rikki’s murder.

 “As part of our enquiries we seized a black Seat Ateca Cupra on Friday and we now need the public’s help in tracing the movements of the car prior to the murder and afterwards.

“I would ask anyone living in or around the Prescot area to check their dash cams, CCTV or doorbell cameras to see if they captured the car.

“Any little piece of information could be vital so please send any information, images and footage to us directly via: Public Portal (mipp.police.uk).

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  • Information, images and footage can be sent directly to the investigation team via  mipp.police.uk. You can also message police via @MerPolCC on social media, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting reference 24000624806.