From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BOY, NINE, DESCRIBES FATHER'S KILLER TO POLICE 071516 AUG 00 By Maria Breslin, PA News Relatives were today continuing to comfort a nine-year-old boy who watched helplessly as his father was gunned down by a man wearing a mask from cult horror film Scream. Paul Rogers, 27, died from a single gunshot wound to the stomach after two men burst into his Liverpool home shortly before 11pm on Saturday. Detectives heading the murder hunt are now hoping the victim's schoolboy son, Josh, can provide clues to help them catch his father's killer. Det Supt Bill Morris, of Merseyside Police, said: "In some respects he is very switched on and has been able to provide us with good detailed descriptions of what these two intruders were wearing. "Last night young Josh was interviewed by specially trained officers. He is obviously quite a resilient young nine-year-old. He is very bright and very intelligent. "He is from a caring family who are concerned about the trauma he's been exposed to over the last 24 hours," added the policeman. Det Supt Morris said Mr Rogers, who is estranged from Josh's mother, was watching television with his son when the two men barged into his second-floor flat in Catharine Street, close to Liverpool city centre. An "altercation" broke out when they demanded money and even when cash was handed over this spilled out into the hall. One of the men had already left the flat when his accomplice pulled out a handgun, firing a single and fatal shot. Detectives said Mr Rogers, who looked after his son at weekends, managed to stumble back to the lounge where he collapsed on the floor in front of a terrified Josh. The youngster was "mindful enough" to use his father's mobile phone to contact a neighbour, who instructed the schoolboy to call for an ambulance. Police said Mr Rogers, who was unemployed and had lived in the area for several years, was unconscious by the time paramedics arrived at his home. He died a short time later at the Royal Liverpool University hospital. Det Supt Morris insisted officers were keeping an open mind as to the motive for the "cold and callous" killing of the popular father who had a keen interest in computer games. "There will be a history as to why this has happened. Our inquiries are looking into Mr Rogers' background and what has happened in the past. Has he upset somebody?" he added. "We have had some intelligence that he was involved in very, very minor dealing in cannabis but he was not a major player on the cannabis scene. "If anything he was supplying to people in the locality." The killer is described as around 5ft 10in tall, wearing Kicker shoes, black baggy Adidas tracksuit bottoms, a thick black padded jacket and black leather gloves. The gun itself was described as black and possibly fitted with a silencer. His accomplice was between 5ft 8in and 5ft 9in tall and wearing a dark coloured jacket which concealed his face, Kicker trainers, black tracksuit bottoms and black leather gloves. Anyone with information is urged to contact the incident room on 0151 777 8681. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Probably not a shotgun then. Kenneth Pantling Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
