'Cowards gunned down my son'

MUM'S HEARTBREAK AS INQUEST TOLD OF COSTA DEL SOL SHOOTING

- By PATRICK EDRICH ECHO Reporter

TWO guns were found in a burnt-out car after a Merseyside man was shot dead in a Spanish resort.

Steven Gray, 32, was killed on Easter Monday in Calahonda, on the Costa del Sol, minutes after finishing playing in a football match.

Mr Gray, originally from Bootle, had been living in Malaga for around a year. He was shot dead close to the Club del Sol and Finca Naundrup sports complex.

An inquest at Bootle Town Hall heard yesterday,: "A witness said at around 7.45pm they saw two people get out of a car and heard shots.

"The car used by the shooters had been found burnt out with two burnt firearms inside.

"Steven had been walking to his car [when he was shot]. He was found next to his car on the floor."

Mr Gray's mum Lynn told the ECHO: “Steven was walking to his car after playing a football match with his friends. As he got to his car, with his back to them, [the] cowards brutally shot him from behind. Steven didn’t see it coming and died instantly at the scene. This cruel, cowardly act has left Steven's family and friends devastated. My son will rest easy knowing how loved he'll always be.”