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| Rhys case witness comes forward | Rhys case witness comes forward |
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| A potential witness has come forward after the Rhys Jones case was featured for a second time on BBC1's Crimewatch. | A potential witness has come forward after the Rhys Jones case was featured for a second time on BBC1's Crimewatch. |
| The witness said he was in the car park in Croxteth, Liverpool, when the 11-year-old was shot on 22 August. | |
| The show renewed its appeal for a woman in a red car to come forward. Police believe she may have seen the killer. | The show renewed its appeal for a woman in a red car to come forward. Police believe she may have seen the killer. |
| The last appeal prompted 30 calls, 12 giving the same name for the gunman. Police have made 18 arrests, but nobody has been charged over the shooting. | The last appeal prompted 30 calls, 12 giving the same name for the gunman. Police have made 18 arrests, but nobody has been charged over the shooting. |
| Killer's bicycle | Killer's bicycle |
| Police are also seeking another potential witness - a boy of 13 or 14 who was outside the Fir Tree pub about 15 minutes before the murder. | Police are also seeking another potential witness - a boy of 13 or 14 who was outside the Fir Tree pub about 15 minutes before the murder. |
| The boy, who was riding a silver BMX bike, also attended a vigil at Croxteth Country Park on Sunday 2 September. | The boy, who was riding a silver BMX bike, also attended a vigil at Croxteth Country Park on Sunday 2 September. |
| He had fair hair and was wearing a white T-shirt and grey trousers. | He had fair hair and was wearing a white T-shirt and grey trousers. |
| Police are still looking for the killer's bicycle which they believe was dumped on a playing field on Park View Road in Croxteth within an hour of the murder. | Police are still looking for the killer's bicycle which they believe was dumped on a playing field on Park View Road in Croxteth within an hour of the murder. |
| It was a silver framed mountain bike with black forks and a black seat and was abandoned with a black mountain bike. | It was a silver framed mountain bike with black forks and a black seat and was abandoned with a black mountain bike. |
| Football practice | Football practice |
| Police have begun to issue appeals directly to mobile phones in a bid for more information on the killing. | Police have begun to issue appeals directly to mobile phones in a bid for more information on the killing. |
| Detectives are using a device that can send messages to Bluetooth-enabled phones in Croxteth within a 100m radius of the transmitter. | Detectives are using a device that can send messages to Bluetooth-enabled phones in Croxteth within a 100m radius of the transmitter. |
| It is thought to be the first time a UK force has used this technology. | It is thought to be the first time a UK force has used this technology. |