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Boy shot dead in his Clapham North home
Billy Cox was shot dead in his own home
Billy Cox was shot dead in his own home

A 15-year-old boy was shot dead yesterday at his home near Clapham North Tube station at 3.40pm.

Billy Cox was pronounced dead by paramedics who found him in his house in Fenwick Place, Clapham North.

Reports suggest his body was found by his sister, Elizabeth, who dialled 999.

His parents have been informed of his killing and a postmortem examination is due to take place today.

According to police Billy had one white and one Thai parent.

Billy had been enrolled at Ernest Bevin College in Tooting but had been taught in Kennington for the past six weeks. He was in training to enter the construction industry.

A spokesman for the college said: "Staff and students at the college are deeply saddened at the tragic loss of this young life. William was a lively and likeable young man who participated fully in school life.

"He was interested in pursuing a career in the construction industry and had recently started studying at another educational facility in order to gain greater knowledge in this field, and was planning to start a college course next September."

The Metropolitan Police's Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, has called a meeting for this morning to discuss the recent spate of schoolboys being killed across south London in the last 10 days.

He will meet with colleagues from the Specialist Crime Directory - which includes Operation Trident, which is responsible for investigating gun crime in the black community.

James Andre Smartt-Ford, a 16-year-old, was shot at Streatham Ice Areana on February 3. He was gunned down in front of other skaters during an ice disco.

A second boy, Michael Dosunmu, was shot and killed after gunmen broke into his Peckham home in the early hours of February 6. He had celebrated his 15th birthday just a few days earlier.

  • Click here for the estate's reaction to the shooting. Click here to leave your tribute for Billy Cox or message of support for his family.

    9:08am Thursday 15th February 2007

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    Posted by: Melissa, Peckham on 3:33pm Fri 16 Feb 07
    Billy was the most amazing, decent, loyal and true person i've ever had the privilege of knowing, i hope wherever he is now hes happy and content and isn't hurt by the wrong image people are getting of him due to the medias lack of knowledge.
    Posted by: Sam on 4:36pm Fri 16 Feb 07
    This is a shocking story and i am sorry to hear about it. Billy seems like a lovely young boy and hopefully the police are actually going to do something to make sure this sort of thing doesn't happen again. This story has really touched me...r.i.p...
    Posted by: Renne, hackney on 7:45pm Fri 16 Feb 07
    i never knew Billy myself, but this really touched me...my thoughts go out to the family and friends. being only 17myself where im form we see this sort of thing all the time in the hood, but it just goes unnoticed by people and is time something is done about it...how many more people have to suffer before u people wid power realise!! im sick of seeing my friends and people dying over stupidness.....r.i.p REMER...hold it up u will be missed but not forgotten.
    Posted by: C.L.C, East London on 8:13pm Fri 16 Feb 07
    I dnt even kno Billy but sad to hear bout him. I made suttin in rememberance.. http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t316/rip-tribute/stopthagunzzz.gif

    RIP Remer
    Posted by: Emma on 9:51pm Fri 16 Feb 07
    R.I.P BILLY A.K.A REMER IM GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH ITS UNREAL IT HURTS TO THINK YOUR GONE HOPE TO SEE YOU ONE DAY NUFF LOVE XXXXX
    Posted by: ??, brixton on 10:02pm Fri 16 Feb 07
    billy went to my skool he was 1 of dem man dat every1 liked da skool is over quiet now REMER WE MISS U R.I.P. LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
    Posted by: roxxane, westnorwood on 9:18am Sat 17 Feb 07
    i dindn't know billy but he seems kind, sweet and friendly. its so shocking how people aint scared to hold a gun out and kill someone. i know his sister because she comes to my school.
    r.i.p billy
    Posted by: a voice on 8:21pm Sun 18 Feb 07
    i think it's just disgusting, that whoever has done this has not the heart to come forward and accept full responsibility of what they have done. Is this what London has become? I'm ashamed to be a london youth if it has. It's too late for the monsters who've done this to Billy, they've ended one life and in doing so, ruined their own because the truth always emerges, at present those who know what happened, who did it and where to find them are scared. But in ten years, will they still be scared? I don't want to have to wait until these fools all cancel each other out because too many innocent people will get hurt, too many people will be so badly affected. I don't know what will solve it, and i don't pretend to.
    R.I.P Billy, you were and still are so deeply loved and treasured x
    Posted by: Claire Payne, weston-super-mare on 10:01am Mon 19 Feb 07
    This story has really touched me. I'm so sorry to everyone who knew Billy. He sounded like such a great kid.

    Billy - I didn't know you but you'll always have a special place in my heart. Wherever you are I hope you're happy. R.I.P xx
    Posted by: cassie, eNGLAND on 11:23am Mon 19 Feb 07
    quote
    i cant blieve his happened 2 som1 lyk him i dnt no im but imn sssoo vexx dat dis happened 2 him, im sure he was a rele nice person his rele gd lookin i av 2 say i just feel 4 his family n friends he had is whole lyfe 2 live up to i just cant blieve ppl now adays dey just gho round stabbin ppl shootin ppl, how can d killa of billy live wif himself knowin dat dey killed billy i cant get ova dis i hope d killa rott in ****.]

    TO BILLY U DNT N0 ME BUT I NOW NO U:( I HOP U God BLESS UR FAMILY N UR SOUL
    REST IN PEACE
    :( hop 2 c u in heaven LOTSS OF LUV XXXXCASSIEXXXX
    Posted by: tinisha, battersea on 2:21pm Mon 19 Feb 07
    r.i.p. remer even doe i never knew u never forgotton stay blessed xxxx.
    Posted by: renaye, brixton on 5:49pm Mon 19 Feb 07
    we all miss u soo much billy u waznt only choong but u waz 1 of da g8erest ppl ne1 cud hav eva known n u will b miss alway R.I.P billy x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
    Posted by: sharna, london on 7:56pm Mon 19 Feb 07
    I didn't know Billy but stil, its sad when u hear about these sortz of tingz!.. It makes you think, another young life just taken away.
    R.I.P BILLY A.K.A REMER! Nuff Love x
    Posted by: pauline, london on 8:12pm Mon 19 Feb 07
    What is becoming of the youth of today?
    Killing each other ova stupidness!
    Taking people's pitneyz lives like its nuttin!!
    It makes me soo vex!!
    My sympathy really goes out to his family, exspecially his sister who found her brother shot, in their own home.
    But Boii.. Wat can u do?!?
    I just wish there's something i culd do, to stop something as tragic as this happenin again!
    R.I.P REMER!! NEVER FORGOTTEN!!.. TRU SULJAH!! NUFF LOVE XXXX




    Posted by: joyce, london on 8:25pm Mon 19 Feb 07
    i love u billy u sooo choong so sowi u died miss u already life is not da same without u i will always miss u r.i.p i hope u in heaven rigth now lookin down on ur sis she miss u dearly bye billy REMER: NUFF LOVE i wish u r here love u lots
    Posted by: Tiffany, Kent on 4:33pm Wed 21 Feb 07
    That is not a nice thing to say. A child has died because of stupid kid games and now you are disrespecting the dead... Have some respect , jus imagine if it was your child! Think before u speak...!

    Rest in peace Billy Cox - so sad to see a life go so young. x
    Posted by: C, east london on 8:41pm Wed 21 Feb 07
    I never knew Billy but he seemed like a person with a good heart who didn't mean to do any harm. I blame the environment that Billy was in and not Billy himself, as to why he did what he did. I think people should show some respect, nobody deserved what Billy experienced. It's so sad that another youth has died over something so stupid. STOP THE GUN CRIME! R.I.P Remer. Lost but never forgotten.
    x x x x
    Posted by: dominique+louise, sutton on 9:23pm Wed 21 Feb 07
    itz such a shamee 2 hear wats happend.. ive known billy 4 ages im just soo shocked 2be hearin wats happend.. were gna miss yooh bill always missed n neva forgotton n deeply loved R.I.P..another fallen soldier:-(.. but gained another angel..R.I.P XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    Posted by: Sibel on 11:03am Thu 22 Feb 07
    im one of those ppl hu billy dnt no n as soon as i saw his picture in da newspaper i was lyk omg coz the same thing happened to my brother 4 months ago n i no how elizabeth feels may the Lord be by billys familys side all the time n may billy be happy in heaven and truly loved by God n may that person who killed him live a painfull life here and in **** may God bless everyone in his family and in his family and everyone who wrote a good comment.
    R.I.P billy aka remer
    your BADLY missed hope your lookin dwn on famo and lookin after them :)
    Posted by: adena, stoke on 12:02pm Thu 22 Feb 07
    i was on the buss an a saw his pic then i read that he got murderd i thought wat a cruel person to kill a sweet boy like him i no that he was involved with drugs but every one does things that they regret and billys was that he got into drugs and my heart goes out him and his family .my heart goes out tohis talted sister who had to see him die an she couldnt do anytthing about it every time im enjoing myself i think what would elizbeth be doing and i pray that one day she can carry on in life and truly hope that she not blameing herself for what has happened i pray that you will see him in heaven were he belongs .i opray for his family every night so that they can carry on and i pray that they get justice. i may not no much about the family and billy but i do now .
    r.i.p billy ****
    p.s stop gun crime !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its not cool!!! and it cost lives and family lifes are ruined so stop. and roger rabbit he doest derves to die none derserves to die!!
    love from adena and lizziexxxxxxxxxxxxxx nufff love
    Posted by: John Smith, Essex on 8:32pm Thu 22 Feb 07
    I share X Mans opinion here, Billy Cox was not the cheerful teenager his mates like everyone to think.
    Posted by: EnZo, LDN on 1:01pm Sun 4 Mar 07
    im 15 ive got into bare shii too, but when i heard this thats sad b, but in a whole london is getting bad anyway but there was no point killin him, them guys must be bare xcited now, you got a gun wow oO.
    R.I.P remer
    Posted by: -x-, Englaannnddd on 12:42pm Mon 5 Mar 07
    **** the haterz for u bubaclauts hatin ders a little red fing in the top right hand corner clik on dat **** ure jus bein bre disrepectin suk out ****
    Posted by: passerby, pecks on 2:09pm Mon 5 Mar 07
    i still cant believe that no one aint talkin, and nuff of u lot call ur selfs friends of billy, he u were his friends, help him and his family now, START TALKING.
    this is going on to long now.
    RIP BILLY AKA REMER
    Posted by: xx kirstie xx, roehampton on 11:37pm Mon 5 Mar 07
    do u no wot wot dese pplz ave bn sayin bout him forget dem we r hear to remember billy not to argue jst forget dem no 1 needs dee sympathy thee jst waste pplz t da end of da dai all i gotta sai is r.i.p billy u r trully missed and never ever forgotten dnt listen to da childish comments
    Posted by: georgina, n-london on 5:30pm Fri 9 Mar 07
    R.I.P Billy aka Remer Luv Ya!! Miss U so much want you back
    you will forever walk softly in our hearts and in our dreams... WE all know why god wanted you back bcoz you was a true angle on earth ma we all thak you for that!! you make everyone smile and laught all the tym and we all thank you or every thing you have done Luv Ya!! and miss Ye toooo Bitesssss. you did not deserve what had happen to you..
    !!!We ALL ShOULD TRY TO STOP THE GUNS AND VILOUNCES (try)!!!Think of you every day and night billy you was a realy good bro you looked after me when i was like lil wid ur sis to it was bare fun i can still remerber i hope you can :):):)
    x-x-x-x-x-x- LOVE YOU ...BLESS YOU 2...he was not bad al all just mixed in wid wronge ppl but he was changeging getting bout if thing like ganngs...
    Posted by: Gail on 1:48pm Tue 20 Mar 07
    REST IN PEACE YOUNG BILLY.WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU IS REALLY SAD AND WRONG.
    Posted by: floss, s london on 5:22pm Wed 28 Mar 07
    for all you haters if u got nothing nice to say then lock off dis site its wrong to speak ill of the dead and who are u to judge anyone only god can judge and im sure he is caring for billy right now while he is in heaven sweetdreams darling another fallen soilder!! its the snobs that think that try living in the ghetto and not get invived in anything its a hard world out their for the youth of today and u people that judge them try living an hour in their shoes and see just how quick u fall!!! r i p remer gone are the days we used to share in my hart ur always be their night night sweetdreams peace
    Posted by: SHAQUILLE, CROYDON on 9:19pm Wed 28 Mar 07
    REMER U R REMEMBERED A CHOONGTING LYK U NEVA DESERVED DIS REMEMBER 1 TING U ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS AND U WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED WE HOPE 2 SEE U SUM TYM IN DA FUTURE
    Posted by: roger rabbit on 10:10pm Sun 1 Apr 07
    Jack, I'm really scared of your threats. Learn to spell you prat! Acting like a gangsta is not clever, you just look stupid!
    Posted by: S, London on 9:34pm Thu 12 Apr 07
    roger rabbit wrote:
    Jack, I'm really scared of your threats. Learn to spell you prat! Acting like a gangsta is not clever, you just look stupid!
    Mr Rabbit, I believe you also need to check your spelling. The 1st comment you put on here really made me angry and I am not a 'gangster'. I did not know Billy but everytime I hear of him since that awful day he was shot and taken from his family I feel sick!!! God only knows how his family and friends feel when they read a message like yours and X man's. As a stranger to this poor 15 year old boy it made me feel sick to my stomach. I don't know what else to say, but you are a coward and can't even use a real name when posting your slander on this site. Dear Billy I hope you are at peace now after leaving in such a violent way. So sorry.....
    Posted by: roger rabbit on 2:37pm Sun 15 Apr 07
    S, I can live with what I posted. If you feel sick to the stomach with such comments you are very fragile and I don't rate your future in this life. Like you and others I use a pseudonym when posting on the Internet, it's not cowardice, it's common sense. I'm 6 foot and can handle myself thank you. I used the term gangsta as this is what these youths call themselves, I actually prefer the term scum as it's more appropriate
    Posted by: passerby, somewhere on 6:44pm Sun 15 Apr 07
    dont understand why this roger rabbit has to put his opinion on here, i mean everyone has their point, but why put it on a page for people to remember him. not sure if billy was a crackdeal or not, but maybe da reason y roger is so angry is because billy or his friends sold him some raw stuff, cas for the life of me i cant understand y he has to put his thoughts on here when its not needed, u kno how long this person been on here talking bad bout billy.
    rip remer
    Posted by: roger rabbit on 6:54pm Sun 15 Apr 07
    I am entitled to my opinion, and reading through the posts I am not the only one who thinks Billy Cox was no angel.
    Posted by: Maria, wandsworth on 2:12pm Fri 1 Jun 07
    rip my bby i miss him so much who eva dne dis 2 my bby dnt deserve nuffink in dare life
    Posted by: qwerty on 2:40am Fri 22 Jun 07
    Maria wrote:
    rip my bby i miss him so much who eva dne dis 2 my bby dnt deserve nuffink in dare life
    Maria, you are an illiterate idiot!
    Posted by: Shanice a.k.a B[dot]Mumzey_Bizzle, s.e/ lewsiahm on 8:59pm Wed 27 Jun 07
    .....::::omg billy waz such a nice boyyyyyyy he was so sweet and funny so kind i hope i woz lyk hiz best friend man we did everyfink 2getha and we went loadz of tymz i luv soo much and i alwayz willllllllllll he wuz so choong::::....

    ....::::nuff lve::::....
    ....::::BMumzey_Bizzl::::....

    ....::::xxxxxxxxxxxx
    xx::::....
    Posted by: anz, london on 1:49pm Mon 9 Jul 07
    oi roger its none of yr business dat if billy was no angel
    you f******* ****
    Posted by: Shanice a.k.a Wifey Remer on 8:38pm Tue 17 Jul 07
    Shanice a.k.a BMumzey_Bizzle wrote:
    .....::::omg billy waz such a nice boyyyyyyy he was so sweet and funny so kind i hope i woz lyk hiz best friend man we did everyfink 2getha and we went loadz of tymz i luv soo much and i alwayz willllllllllll he wuz so choong::::.... ....::::nuff lve::::.... ....::::BMumzey_Bizzl::::.... ....::::xxxxxxxxxxxx xx::::....
    billy cox waz f****n angel so dnt say dat he aint b***h
    Posted by: simone on 8:36pm Tue 25 Sep 07
    its a tragety billy was killed and its even worse that people think they can come on these sites and talk bad about him.
    get a life and grow up and let him rest in peace. im sure god is looking after him, hes truly a angel and i know hes with god, hes 1of gods children(15) come on now a child let him R.I.P and i hope his family get through this bad time off need R.I.P x
    Posted by: Megan, birmingham on 11:30am Wed 31 Oct 07
    R.I.P. Remz
    Miss U Soo Much Baby boy neva 4gotten thinkin bout u everyday wishin u was styl ea with us now cant wait 2 c u on da otha side miss u 2 much always thinkin bout u speaking bout u shread a tear everytime i hear ya name nuf luv 4 ya always and 4eva **** R.I.P ANGEL ****
    Posted by: KAYLEE on 2:10pm Sat 17 Nov 07
    i know i didnt know u but r.i.p little 1 and may all the angels watch over u. You was too young to die god bless you ****
    Posted by: T E A R Z, SW9 SUM WRE IN BRIKI on 6:30pm Thu 6 Dec 07
    WELLL DIZ BOI WOZ DA MOST FUNNIIEESSST BOI I WLD OF NEVA KNOWN LYK HE TOUGHT ME HW TO PLAII FOOTIIE ND NW IM IN WUN OF DAH BEST FOOTIIE GYAL TEAMZ CUZ OF HIM WEN NEVA KNE EACHODA BREEEEEZ LYK HUBI ND WIFEEE TING BUH YEWWW KNO HE WOZ TYT ND I MISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS


    SS YEW SO MUCH YEW DNT KNO HW MUCH IT TOOK TO MKE ME RELE MEMBA DAH YEWR RELE GNE I TINK IN MA HEART YEWR ALWAYZ ALIVE ND NEVA FORGOTTN INIT HOL TYT DAH TRU SOLDJA INIT R.I.P BILLY AKA REMER
    MIS YEW BREZ OPE TO MEET YEW AGEN WUN DAII
    XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    Posted by: angelica, manor park east london on 11:26pm Tue 11 Dec 07
    i don't kn billy cox bt i jst feel it 4 his family,knowing da fact dat his gone. he was only 15 and he was a gd looking boi wid a life ahead of him bt it was da tym 4 him 2 go out of da trouble and go up and live in a good place.nuff luv frm angelica ****
    Posted by: bob, london on 6:59pm Wed 19 Dec 07
    this boy was killed by a muslim gang which are using the good faith of islam to ruin people lives and are easy to spot but police never seem to catch these un trained criminals i myself have seen people stabbed for nothing and cant take no more so i myself am going to clean the street
    Posted by: shelley, london on 2:58pm Fri 11 Jan 08
    Billy Was An Amazing And Wonderful Person x Without him Life Is Different, Strange But I Have To Thank Him For The Wonderful Memories. You Will Neva AnyOne Like Him He Was Special =] x
    You Will Neva Be Forgotten And You Are Loved And Missed But EveryOne x Rest In Peace x LoveYou x
    Posted by: Yes, Yes on 3:12am Wed 26 Mar 08
    Hahaha, a load of low life scum have posted their illiterate crap here!
    Posted by: Ayesha, Luton on 7:28pm Sun 20 Apr 08
    I Didnt Know Billy Aswell , But Its Really Sad , i always think of him , its really sad he looked soo young aswelll , bless him , its propa sad , it keeps coming in my head , but i actually be soo confused , sum ppl say , he died outside hes door step and sum ppl say he died , in hes bedroom , its really confusing , but i believe that he died outside the doorstep , i hope sum1 will let me know 1 day , anyways Its Really sad , always think of him , R.I.P U Fallen Soulja Love u Loadssss ****
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