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| Rhys police hunt teenage killer | Rhys police hunt teenage killer |
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| Detectives investigating the murder of an 11-year-old boy who was shot dead on his way home have issued more details about his killer. | Detectives investigating the murder of an 11-year-old boy who was shot dead on his way home have issued more details about his killer. |
| Rhys Jones was shot by a youth on a black BMX bicycle at a pub car park in Croxteth, Liverpool, on Wednesday. | Rhys Jones was shot by a youth on a black BMX bicycle at a pub car park in Croxteth, Liverpool, on Wednesday. |
| The youth riding the bike is said to be about 5ft 8ins tall and was wearing dark clothes and white trainers. | |
| Two youths held earlier were bailed and police are now looking for a youth aged between 13 and 15. | |
| Rhys's mother Melanie has described how she cradled her dying son outside the pub where he was shot, as he walked home from football training. | Rhys's mother Melanie has described how she cradled her dying son outside the pub where he was shot, as he walked home from football training. |
| And the boy's father Stephen said the couple had "lost their world". | And the boy's father Stephen said the couple had "lost their world". |
| Speaking at a news conference, Rhys's mother said: "Our son was only 11, our baby. This should not happen, this should not be going on. Please help us." | Speaking at a news conference, Rhys's mother said: "Our son was only 11, our baby. This should not happen, this should not be going on. Please help us." |
| He was a very bright and sensible lad Melanie Jones, mother Fans united in grief for Rhys | He was a very bright and sensible lad Melanie Jones, mother Fans united in grief for Rhys |
| "We have lost our world, the world has lost a good guy," Mr Jones said. | "We have lost our world, the world has lost a good guy," Mr Jones said. |
| "He was football-mad, absolutely football-mad, a season ticket holder with me and his brother. | "He was football-mad, absolutely football-mad, a season ticket holder with me and his brother. |
| "Football was his life. If he wasn't watching it, he was playing it." | "Football was his life. If he wasn't watching it, he was playing it." |
| His mother was not aware of any guns on the estate. | His mother was not aware of any guns on the estate. |
| "He had a thing in school about guns, the police went in. He was very aware of that, he was a very bright and sensible lad," she said. | "He had a thing in school about guns, the police went in. He was very aware of that, he was a very bright and sensible lad," she said. |
| Rhys's football coach was the first to contact Mrs Jones over the shooting. | Rhys's football coach was the first to contact Mrs Jones over the shooting. |
| She was then driven to the scene and found her son lying on his back unconscious. | She was then driven to the scene and found her son lying on his back unconscious. |
| She said she held him in her arms, but could not speak to him. | She said she held him in her arms, but could not speak to him. |
| 'Senseless crime' | 'Senseless crime' |
| "He didn't come round. He was lying there in a pool of blood," she said. | "He didn't come round. He was lying there in a pool of blood," she said. |
| "They tried for an hour and a half to resuscitate him, but his little body couldn't take it. | "They tried for an hour and a half to resuscitate him, but his little body couldn't take it. |
| "Our whole family is devastated." | "Our whole family is devastated." |
| Relatives, friends and neighbours gathered at a vigil for Rhys at Emmaus Church of England and Catholic School Primary School in Croxteth on Thursday evening. | Relatives, friends and neighbours gathered at a vigil for Rhys at Emmaus Church of England and Catholic School Primary School in Croxteth on Thursday evening. |
| It is yards away from where the Everton fan was shot on his way home from football training. | It is yards away from where the Everton fan was shot on his way home from football training. |
| Merseyside Assistant Chief Constable Simon Byrne appealed for people to help the inquiry. | Merseyside Assistant Chief Constable Simon Byrne appealed for people to help the inquiry. |
| "I think anyone listening to the heartfelt plea from the parents who've lost lovely Rhys can't be failed to be touched by the emotion and senselessness of this crime," he said. | "I think anyone listening to the heartfelt plea from the parents who've lost lovely Rhys can't be failed to be touched by the emotion and senselessness of this crime," he said. |
| "I would appeal to people...if you know who the killer is, turn them in quickly, there's no place for silence." | "I would appeal to people...if you know who the killer is, turn them in quickly, there's no place for silence." |