Overview
- Ryan Walsh-Westhead, 25, was found guilty at Liverpool Crown Court of murdering Rikki Berry and of possessing a firearm with intent, and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 28 years.
- Berry, 36, was shot three times outside a home on Quarryside Drive, Kirkby on 17 July 2024 by a balaclava-clad rider on an electric bike, with a black Seat Ateca Cupra traveling in convoy.
- Doorbell footage from Walsh-Westhead’s home captured him returning minutes after the shooting and discussing the killing; the device had been removed but detectives recovered the video from his mother’s phone using specialist software.
- CCTV showed the Seat Ateca Cupra moving with the e-bike during the attack, with further clips reported to show Walsh-Westhead driving the vehicle earlier that day.
- Three others—Michael Smith, Adam Williams and Connor Walsh—were jailed in February 2025 with minimum terms of 31, 31 and 30 years, and police said the new sentence means all four offenders are now imprisoned.