Ellis Cox: Family tell of 'pain' a year on from son's killing
The family of a teenager who was shot dead have told how they remain in "indescribable pain" as his killer is yet to be brought to justice a year on from his death.Ellis Cox, 19, was found with fatal injuries at the Liver Industrial Estate in Aintree, Merseyside, just after 22:00 BST on 23 June last year and later died in hospital.Several people have been arrested in connection with the murder but nobody has been charged.Digital screens across Liverpool will display a fresh appeal from the family and the city's town hall, Cunard building and St George's Hall will also light up in orange - his favourite colour later.
Encouraging anyone with information to come forward, his relatives said "Ellis was our whole world" and "losing him is something we will never recover from".
They continued: "It's difficult for us to explain the indescribable pain we are going through each day knowing we don't get to hug him."Nothing feels the same without him and our family is just so lost and broken.""We will never stop fighting for the truth for Ellis."Police believe Mr Cox was shot with a self-loading pistol as he went through the industrial estate after going to Southport with friends.His mother said he had called her shortly before and told her he would be "home in five minutes".
Det Ch Insp Steve McGrath said: "If anyone out there is keeping information to themselves, I ask you to consider what Ellis's family have gone through."His parents and his big brother Ethan have had a year of unimaginable grief and they are desperate for answers."
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