Errol McKenzie: Police put up £20K reward and new CCTV images over shooting of dad in Leyton park 12 years ago

The family of a man who was shot dead in a Leyton park have begged anyone with information about his murder to come forward to help give them “some justice and peace”.

Errol McKenzie, 37, was fatally shot three times at close range in the Seymour Road playing fields, Waltham Forest, on April 11, 2010 - 12 years ago today.

Police investigated his murder but no one has been convicted of his killing.

Officers have released new CCTV of several men they hope to identify in connection with Errol’s death - and offered a £20,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction.

And Errol’s daughter Nicole has appealed for information that could help bring about an end to Errol’s family’s suffering.

She said: “It’s been 12 years. These guys are still out there, I could be walking past them, I don’t know.

“We just need some justice and some peace for our family."

While Errol’s nephew Tylon said: "It affects us every single year and every day.

“Please give our family justice and let us rest, please."

Detectives are continuing to investigate the death of Errol, who lived in Leyton and was fondly known locally as ‘cable guy’ or ‘cable man’ due to his job fixing cable boxes.

Errol was at an address in Tottenham that night and left to travel back to Leyton at 10.45pm.

Footage released by the police showed him buying alcohol in a local shop at 11.15pm but instead of going home a few minutes away, he headed to the park where he was shot.

Paramedics gave him first aid when he was found, but was pronounced dead at the scene.

A post-mortem examination discovered he had suffered three gunshot injuries.

The cause of death was given as a gunshot wound to the chest.

Detectives are still keen to hear from anyone who was in the park on the night Errol died, or who might have seen him in the area, or travelling towards Leyton.

Det Ch Insp Dave Whellams, who is leading the investigation, also appealed for information about Errol’s murder on the five year anniversary in 2015.

He said: “Though years have passed, our determination to find out what happened to Errol, and bring justice to his still-grieving family, remains undiminished.

“There remains no obvious motive for Errol’s murder.

“He had been at an address in Tottenham that evening visiting people he knew to discuss the sale of a cable box.

“He left the address near to Northumberland Park Railway Station at about 10.45pm.

“Errol then made his way back to Leyton, but we still don’t know how he got there, or why he went into the park.

“Found beside Errol’s body was a white takeaway carton, the alcohol that he had bought, plus a carrier bag with two cable boxes

“Had he arranged to meet someone? We believe he was in the park for at least half an hour before he was killed.

“There are fragments of information missing that make up the whole picture of what happened to Errol, but in the passing of time allegiances and mindsets change, and I am confident that it can and will happen here.”

Det Ch Insp Whellams added: "We are re-issuing material we have previously put out in the hopes of jogging people’s memories from that night.

“Alongside that, we are issuing three new images of people we are hoping to identify - a group of males seen walking in Lea Bridge Road, and two males seen on pedal cycles.

“A £20,000 reward is on offer to anyone who can provide us with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of his killers.

“Errol’s family still grieve for him daily, and the information you have could bring them some peace at long last.”

Anyone with information should call the incident room on 020 8345 3775 quoting ‘Op Trocha’, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.