A man shot his "enemy" in a bid to kill him in "revenge" for a spate of attacks on him and his family, a trial has heard.
Rio Jones pursued the man through the streets of Toxteth on an electric bike before firing six times, hitting him in the wrist and striking an innocent 15-year-old girl - who had been waiting for a bus home from school - in the neck. The 19-year-old is currently facing a jury at Liverpool Crown Court accused of attempting to murder the "target", who cannot be named for legal reasons and will instead be referred to as Male A by the ECHO.
David Temkin KC addressed the panel of six men and six women this afternoon, Wednesday, in his closing speech on behalf of the prosecution. He told jurors that they "could not believe a word that Jones said", he having claimed to have only intended to frighten a member of a rival group of former friends after a murder caused a schism.
