The family of a 23-year-old man who was stabbed to death outside a shopping parade have released a photo of him.
The devastated family of Connor Dockerty released the photo this afternoon as the identity of the Litherland man was confirmed by police.
Mr Dockerty was riding his black Ghost bike along Kingsway, Huyton, just before 8pm, on Monday, shortly before the killing.
He was in or close to Gentwoods News and Convenience Store when it is believed he became involved in an argument with a younger boy.
Witnesses watched in horror as a teenager confronted Connor, throwing a red bike at him, which knocked him over.
The killer then produced two knives and used one of them to stab the 23-year-old repeatedly to his body as he lay on the floor.
Detectives have arrested four children on suspicion of murder - two boys, aged 15, a girl, 15 and a boy, aged 14.
They are in custody and are being questioned on suspicion of murdering Mr Dockerty.
A post mortem examination revealed he died from multiple stab wounds.
Mr Dockerty's next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.
An investigation is ongoing and detectives are continuing to appeal for anyone who has any information to come forward.
Detectives are keen to piece together the last movements of the victim before he was viciously knifed on Kingsway.
It has emerged the man was riding his black Ghost bike minutes before the killing and had a conversation with a group of "males and females," police said.
After the fatal attack, two boys were seen riding along Kingsway, in the direction of the Swan pub, at the opposite end of that road.
Today, Detective Chief Inspector Siobhan Gainer, of Merseyside Police, said: "We are continuing to appeal for the public’s help and I want to appeal directly to anyone who was on Kingsway at the time this incident happened to contact us.
"If you have CCTV, dashcam or video/mobile footage from the Kingsway or Liverpool Road area at around 8pm on Monday night, please get in touch.”
"Anyone who would like to upload footage from last night to help with our investigation can use our Major Incident Portal by clicking on 'Merseyside Police' and the 'Kingsway murder Huyton' icon.
"They can also message us in confidence via the portal: Public Portal (mipp.police.uk)"
Anyone with information can also DM @MerPolCC on Twitter, call 101, or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting log 1004 of 19 April.
