A group of friends "chased off" men on an electric bike before the riders returned with reinforcements and shot dead 22-year-old Sam Rimmer, a coroner's court heard.
Andre Rebello, senior coroner for Liverpool and Wirral, opened inquests into the death of Mr Rimmer, known to some friends as "little-man Sam", alongside inquests into the deaths of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel and 28-year-old Ashley Dale who were also shot dead in separate incidents during one of Liverpool's darkest weeks.
Bootle man Mr Rimmer, registered as a mechanic by trade, died after being struck in the chest by gunfire on Tuesday, August 16, in Lavrock Bank, Dingle, at around 11.40pm. Four men have been arrested on suspicion of his murder, with three later released on bail pending further enquiries.
