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Shot boy's parents speak of loss Shot boy's parents speak of loss
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The mother of an 11-year-old boy who was fatally shot on his way home from playing football has spoken of how she cradled him in her arms.The mother of an 11-year-old boy who was fatally shot on his way home from playing football has spoken of how she cradled him in her arms.
Rhys Jones was shot by a youth on a BMX bicycle at a pub car park in Croxteth, Liverpool, on Wednesday evening.Rhys Jones was shot by a youth on a BMX bicycle at a pub car park in Croxteth, Liverpool, on Wednesday evening.
Melanie Jones said she never had chance to speak to her son as she held him outside the pub. Melanie Jones said she never had a chance to speak to her son as she held him outside the pub.
"Our son was only 11, our baby. This should not happen, this should not be going on. Please help us," she said."Our son was only 11, our baby. This should not happen, this should not be going on. Please help us," she said.
Speaking at a news conference, his father Stephen Jones said they "had a lost a good guy" and praised the staff of Alder Hey hospital for their efforts to save him. 'Good guy'
Speaking at a news conference, his father Stephen Jones, 44, said: "We have lost our world, the world has lost a good guy.
"He was football-mad, absolutely football-mad, a season ticket holder with me, his brother. We go to every home match and they looked forward to it.
"Football was his life. If he wasn't watching it, he was playing it. If he wasn't on the PC playing it, he was on the X-Box playing it. He saved his pocket money for his kit."
Both parents said they believed that someone knew who had killed their son.Both parents said they believed that someone knew who had killed their son.
Relatives, friends and neighbours gathered at a vigil for Rhys at his school, Emmaus Primary School in Croxteth, on Thursday evening.