THE grief-stricken relatives of 43-year-old Collin McPherson, who was executed by a lone gunman on Thursday evening in his D’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown home, are calling on the police to ensure they get justice.

The father of four and driver attached to the Ministry of Health, was in his yard in the company of others when the gunman approached and opened fire.

Speaking with the media on Friday, was the victim’s 24-year-old daughter, Meleka McPherson, who arrived at the scene shortly after receiving a call from her younger sister about the shooting.

“Like it leff me shock till now like I can’t believe… My father don’t get no problem with nobody, he don’t interfere with nobody, nobody don’t get any trouble with he. It’s rather strange to me fuh know what happen,” she said.

Family members of the dead man said they are seeking to find out why someone would want to kill McPherson and they also urged the police to do their work so that they could get justice.

“I just want justice for my father. This is very heart-breaking to know that I lose my father too soon, knowing that he never do nobody anything,” the distraught woman said.

She explained that her father’s killing has left her family traumatised.

According to the police, McPherson’s 18-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter were at home at the time of the shooting. His two other daughters arrived at the house shortly after. A 26-year-old nephew and two other males (ages 18 and 19) were also in the house at the time. They all ran and hid when the gunman entered the house.

One eyewitness recalled that he was in the house when he heard a loud explosion, after which he saw the victim run inside and started shouting “close the door”.

According to the eyewitness, the gunman who was dressed in a blue shirt, a dark-colour pants and a blue facemask, is slim-built and fair in complexion.

On seeing the gunman, police said that the eyewitness ran into a bedroom in the house, leaving McPherson in the living room.

Two more loud explosions were heard, and then there was silence. The eyewitness said he emerged from the bedroom shortly after and saw McPherson lying motionless in the living room.

The police visited the scene around 22:00 hours and observed suspected gunshot injuries on the victim’s body.

An emergency medical technician (EMT) from Alberttown Fire Service Station was also present at the scene and pronounced McPherson dead.

Police said that the crime scene was processed, and two 9MM suspected spent shells were recovered while checks were made for CCTV cameras which were seen but are yet to be viewed.

Several persons were interviewed, statements were taken, and the body was escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home to await an autopsy.

The investigation is still ongoing.