Man charged over death of man in suspected shooting

William Watson looking straight at the camera. He is sitting in an armchair. He is smiling with his teeth on show. He has long dark hair over his forehead and a short, dark beard. He has tatoos on either side of his neck and appears to be wearing a grey t-shirt.Facebook

Billy Watson died in Armadale on Saturday

A man has been charged in connection with the death of a man who was killed in a suspected shooting in West Lothian.

Billy Watson, 35, was found with injuries after police were called to a property on Harestanes Road in Armadale at about 11:50 on Saturday but died at the scene.

His death is being treated as murder following a post-mortem examination.

A 57-year-old man is due to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court on Friday and police said inquiries were ongoing.

Two police officers outside a house in Armadale, West Lothian, with a police van parked in the foreground of the image.

Police were called to the property on Saturday

Police previously said they were also investigating whether a nearby car fire in Netherhouses and a fire at a derelict house on Wotherspoon Crescent on Saturday were linked to the incident.

Uniformed officers were seen in the Netherhouses area where the car was set ablaze. A cordon was also put in place on Wotherspoon Crescent.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said nobody was injured in the fires.

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